Where does “వెల్లనగు” come from?

వెల్లనగు (Telugu) comes from Telugu అగు, from Telugu ఆ, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.

వెల్లనగు (Telugu): to become white

Definitions

  1. to become white

Ancestry of “వెల్లనగు”, step by step

వెల్లనగు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఅగుTo be, to become, to prove to be
2TeluguఆAbbreviation of ఆటవెలది; the letter
3Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

via Telugu వెల్లన

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవెల్లనwhiteness
Every word from Proto-Dravidian a- →Every word from Telugu ఆ →Every word from Telugu అగు →