Where does “ఈలపురుగు” come from?

ఈలపురుగు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పురుగు, from Proto-Dravidian puẓu — worm; insect, vermin.

ఈలపురుగు (Telugu): The grey cricket, or cicada

Definitions

  1. The grey cricket, or cicada

Ancestry of “ఈలపురుగు”, step by step

ఈలపురుగు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పురుగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపురుగుA worm or insect
2Proto-Dravidianpuẓuworm; insect, vermin

via Telugu ఈల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఈలwhistle, whistling
Every word from Proto-Dravidian puẓu →Every word from Telugu పురుగు →