Where does “ఆబోతురౌతు” come from?

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

ఆబోతురౌతు (Telugu): one who rides on an ox; An epithet of Siva

Definitions

  1. one who rides on an ox; An epithet of Siva

Ancestry of “ఆబోతురౌతు”, step by step

ఆబోతురౌతు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఆబోతు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఆబోతుA bull; An ox
2TeluguపోతుThe male of certain birds, animals and plants
3Proto-Dravidian*pōntt-male of an animal/bird

via Telugu రౌతు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguరౌతుA trooper, rider, horseman
2TeluguరవుతుA trooper, rider, horseman
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- →Every word from Telugu పోతు →Every word from Telugu ఆబోతు →