Where does “మగవాడు” come from?

మగవాడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu వాడు, from Proto-Dravidian avanru.

మగవాడు (Telugu): Man: An adult male human

Definitions

  1. Man: An adult male human

Ancestry of “మగవాడు”, step by step

మగవాడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu వాడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాడుhe; that man; to use, make use of, employ
2Proto-Dravidianavanru—

via Telugu మగ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమగmale
Every word from Proto-Dravidian avanru →Every word from Telugu వాడు →