Where does “ఉడుకుబోతు” come from?

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

ఉడుకుబోతు (Telugu): an envious wretch

Definitions

  1. an envious wretch

Ancestry of “ఉడుకుబోతు”, step by step

ఉడుకుబోతు 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 ఉడుకు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఉడుకుto boil
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- →Every word from Telugu పోతు →