Where does “వాకిలి” come from?
వాకిలి (Telugu) comes from Telugu వా, from Telugu వాయి, from Telugu వాయువు, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
వాకిలి (Telugu): a door, door-way
Ancestry of “వాకిలి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | వా | — |
| 2 | Telugu | వాయి | mouth; face; edge of any cutting instrument |
| 3 | Telugu | వాయువు | air, gas, wind |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वायु | wind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwaHyúṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwaHyúš | wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁yu- | wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
Words derived from “వాకిలి”