Where does “వాకిలితలుపు” come from?
వాకిలితలుపు (Telugu) comes from Telugu వాకిలి, 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- — to blow.
వాకిలితలుపు (Telugu): the main door or entrance to a house, the street door
Definitions
- the main door or entrance to a house, the street door
Ancestry of “వాకిలితలుపు”, step by step
వాకిలితలుపు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu వాకిలి
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | వాకిలి | a door, door-way |
| 2 | Telugu | వా | mouth |
| 3 | Telugu | వాయి | mouth; face; edge of any cutting instrument |
| 4 | Telugu | వాయువు | air, gas, wind |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वायु | wind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | HwaHyúṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwaHyúš | wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁yu- | wind, air |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Telugu తలుపు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | తలుపు | door opening into room |