Where does “ఈగపులి” come from?

ఈగపులి (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఈగ, from Proto-Dravidian ī — this, this here.

ఈగపులి (Telugu): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “ఈగపులి”, step by step

ఈగపులి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఈగ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఈగfly
2Proto-Dravidianīthis, this here

via Telugu పులి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపులిtiger; acid, sour
2Proto-Dravidianpulitiger
Every word from Proto-Dravidian ī →Every word from Telugu ఈగ →
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