Where does “ఆబోతు” come from?

ఆబోతు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పోతు, from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- — male of an animal/bird.

ఆబోతు (Telugu): A bull; An ox

Definitions

  1. A bull; An ox

Ancestry of “ఆబోతు”, step by step

ఆబోతు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పోతు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపోతుThe male of certain birds, animals and plants
2Proto-Dravidian*pōntt-male of an animal/bird

via Telugu ఆవు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఆవుcow
2Proto-Dravidian*ācow

Words derived from “ఆబోతు”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- →Every word from Telugu పోతు →