Where does “-డు” come from?

-డు (Telugu) comes from Telugu అక్షతుడు, from Sanskrit अक्षत, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

-డు (Telugu): The suffix used as to denote the first case in...

Definitions

  1. The suffix used as to denote the first case in...

Ancestry of “-డు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅక్షతుడుeunuch
2Sanskritअक्षतnot crushed; uninjured, unbroken, whole; eunuch
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “-డు”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →