Where does “బేదిమందు” come from?

బేదిమందు (Telugu) comes from Telugu మందు, from Proto-Dravidian *maruntu — medicine.

బేదిమందు (Telugu): purgative

Definitions

  1. purgative

Ancestry of “బేదిమందు”, step by step

బేదిమందు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu మందు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguమందుMedicine, physic, a drug; An antidote; An...
2Proto-Dravidian*maruntumedicine

via Telugu బేది

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguబేదిA purge, or purging, looseness of the bowels
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