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Where does “వంకాయ” come from?

వంకాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu వంగ, from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV.

వంకాయ (Telugu): The vegetable called a brinjal or eggplant -...

Definitions

  1. The vegetable called a brinjal or eggplant -...

Ancestry of “వంకాయ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవంగeggplant, aubergine, brinjal
2Proto-Dravidian*waẓVtV—

Words derived from “వంకాయ”

  • బెంగుళూరు వంకాయ
  • పచ్చడి వంకాయ
  • వంకాయ పచ్చడి
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