Where does “మణుగూరు” come from?
మణుగూరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఊరు, from Proto-Dravidian ūr — village, habitation.
Ancestry of “మణుగూరు”, step by step
మణుగూరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu ఊరు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఊరు | A village, town; to ooze, exude, spring, leak out... |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | ūr | village, habitation |
via Telugu మణుగు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | మణుగు | A maund or weight of eight viss., i.e., forty... |