Where does “వెలయెక్కువైన” come from?

వెలయెక్కువైన (Telugu) comes from Telugu వెల, from Proto-South Dravidian *wil — to sell.

వెలయెక్కువైన (Telugu): expensive, costly

Definitions

  1. expensive, costly

Ancestry of “వెలయెక్కువైన”, step by step

వెలయెక్కువైన traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu వెల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవెలprice, value, cost, rate
2Proto-South Dravidian*wilto sell

via Telugu ఐన

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఐనpast participle of అగు

via Telugu ఎక్కువ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఎక్కువexcess; great
Every word from Proto-South Dravidian *wil →Every word from Telugu వెల →