Where does “లీటరు” come from?

లీటరు (Telugu) comes from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

లీటరు (Telugu): litre or liter: the metric unit of fluid measure,...

Definitions

  1. litre or liter: the metric unit of fluid measure,...

Ancestry of “లీటరు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
2Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

Words derived from “లీటరు

Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτρα