Where does “బొడ్డుకోయు” come from?

బొడ్డుకోయు (Telugu) comes from Telugu కోయు, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-, from Proto-Japonic koy, from Persian قوی, from Arabic قَوِيّ — strong.

బొడ్డుకోయు (Telugu): to cut the umbilical cord

Definitions

  1. to cut the umbilical cord

Ancestry of “బొడ్డుకోయు”, step by step

బొడ్డుకోయు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కోయు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకోయుto cut
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoy-to be located; camp; abode
3Proto-Japonickoyyellow
4Persianقویstrong; Form of قو with ezâfe
5Arabicقَوِيّstrong

via Telugu బొడ్డు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguబొడ్డుnavel
Every word from Arabic قَوِيّ →Every word from Persian قوی →Every word from Proto-Japonic koy →
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