Where does “అరటిపువ్వు” come from?

అరటిపువ్వు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పువ్వు, from Dravidian *pū.

అరటిపువ్వు (Telugu): The flower or inflorescence of banana tree

Definitions

  1. The flower or inflorescence of banana tree

Ancestry of “అరటిపువ్వు”, step by step

అరటిపువ్వు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పువ్వు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపువ్వుflower; cataract
2Dravidian*pū

via Telugu అరటి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅరటిbanana
Every word from Dravidian *pūEvery word from Telugu పువ్వు