Where does “ఈతకల్లు” come from?

ఈతకల్లు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఈత, from Telugu ఈదు — to swim.

ఈతకల్లు (Telugu): date wine

Definitions

  1. date wine

Ancestry of “ఈతకల్లు”, step by step

ఈతకల్లు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఈత

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఈతwild date tree; swimming; bringing forth young,...
2Teluguఈదుto swim

via Telugu కల్లు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకల్లుstone; toddy
2Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ—
Every word from Telugu ఈదు →Every word from Telugu ఈత →