Where does “వంకాయ” come from?

వంకాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu వంగ, from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV — brinjal, aubergine, eggplant.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “వంకాయ”, step by step

వంకాయ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu వంగ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవంగeggplant, aubergine, brinjal
2Proto-Dravidian*waẓVtVbrinjal, aubergine, eggplant

via Telugu కాయ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాయunripe fruit; Anything round, as the head
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

Words derived from “వంకాయ”

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