Where does “అరటికాయ” come from?

అరటికాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాయ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

అరటికాయ (Telugu): The unripe fruit of banana

Definitions

  1. The unripe fruit of banana

Ancestry of “అరటికాయ”, step by step

అరటికాయ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాయ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాయunripe fruit; Anything round, as the head
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

via Telugu అరటి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅరటిbanana
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Telugu కాయ →