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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

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