Where does “వంటవాడు” come from?

వంటవాడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu వాడు, from Proto-Dravidian avanru.

వంటవాడు (Telugu): cook

Definitions

  1. cook

Ancestry of “వంటవాడు”, step by step

వంటవాడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu వాడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాడుhe; that man; to use, make use of, employ
2Proto-Dravidianavanru—

via Telugu వంట

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవంటcooking: the process of preparing food
2Teluguవండుto cook
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