Where does “మసికోతి” come from?
మసికోతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu మసి, from Sanskrit मषि, from Proto-Dravidian maṣi.
మసికోతి (Telugu): A black monkey
Ancestry of “మసికోతి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | మసి | blackness; black |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मषि | powder, a black powder used to paint the eyes;... |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | maṣi | — |