Where does “వెలుపలి చెవి” come from?

వెలుపలి చెవి (Telugu) comes from Telugu చెవి, from Portuguese Chave, from Old Portuguese chave, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

వెలుపలి చెవి (Telugu): outer ear or external ear

Definitions

  1. outer ear or external ear

Ancestry of “వెలుపలి చెవి”, step by step

వెలుపలి చెవి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చెవి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచెవిear; key
2PortugueseChavekey object that opens and closes a lock
3Old Portuguesechavekey
4Latinclāvisa key
5Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
6Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

via Telugu వెలుపలి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవెలుపలి
2Teluguవెలుపలoutside, exterior
3Teluguవెలిthe outside, exterior; excommunication; whiteness
4Proto-Dravidian*weḷwhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́dsEvery word from Ancient Greek κλείς