Where does “అంటుమెడ” come from?

అంటుమెడ (Telugu) comes from Telugu అంటు, from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṭṭ- — to adhere, stick.

అంటుమెడ (Telugu): a short neck

Definitions

  1. a short neck

Ancestry of “అంటుమెడ”, step by step

అంటుమెడ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అంటు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅంటుto touch; to anoint, to smear or rub over with...
2Proto-Dravidian*aṇṭṭ-to adhere, stick

via Telugu మెడ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమెడneck
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṭṭ-Every word from Telugu అంటు