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Where does “బేలు” come from?

బేలు (Telugu) comes from English bale, from Middle English bale, from Old French bale, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

బేలు (Telugu): A bale or bundle of compressed wool or hay,...

Definitions

  1. A bale or bundle of compressed wool or hay,...

Ancestry of “బేలు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaleEvil, especially considered as an active force...
2Middle EnglishbaleAn evil or wrong act; a bad deed; Maliciousness,...
3Old Frenchbalerolled-up bundle, packet of goods
4Medieval Latinballa—
5Frankishballa—
6Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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