Where does “ఎముకలగూడు” come from?

ఎముకలగూడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu గూడు, from Proto-Dravidian kūṭu — nest, receptacle.

ఎముకలగూడు (Telugu): skeleton

Definitions

  1. skeleton

Ancestry of “ఎముకలగూడు”, step by step

ఎముకలగూడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu గూడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguగూడుnest; A niche in a wall for a light
2Proto-Dravidiankūṭunest, receptacle

via Telugu ఎముకల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఎముకల—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kūṭu →Every word from Telugu గూడు →