Where does “ముందుమాట” come from?

ముందుమాట (Telugu) comes from Telugu ముందు, from Proto-Dravidian *mun — previous, before, front.

ముందుమాట (Telugu): foreword

Definitions

  1. foreword

Ancestry of “ముందుమాట”, step by step

ముందుమాట traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ముందు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముందుfront; fore
2Proto-Dravidian*munprevious, before, front

via Telugu మాట

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమాటword; promise
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mun →Every word from Telugu ముందు →
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