Where does “ముంగాలు” come from?

ముంగాలు (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాలు, from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

ముంగాలు (Telugu): The foreleg, the tip of the foot

Definitions

  1. The foreleg, the tip of the foot

Ancestry of “ముంగాలు”, step by step

ముంగాలు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాలు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాలుleg; A foot; to burn
2Old Swedishkāl—
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Telugu ముందు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముందుfront; fore
2Proto-Dravidian*munprevious, before, front
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →