Where does “మొద్దుపోవు” come from?

మొద్దుపోవు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పోవు, from Proto-Dravidian pō- — to go.

మొద్దుపోవు (Telugu): to become blunt

Definitions

  1. to become blunt

Ancestry of “మొద్దుపోవు”, step by step

మొద్దుపోవు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పోవు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపోవుto go, proceed
2Proto-Dravidianpō-to go

via Telugu మొద్దు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమొద్దుA block, stump, pollard, lump, mass; A blockhead,...
Every word from Proto-Dravidian pō-Every word from Telugu పోవు