Where does “ఎలుగు” come from?

ఎలుగు (Telugu) comes from Proto-Dravidian *eḷVñc- — black bear.

ఎలుగు (Telugu): voice, cry, sound; bear

Definitions

  1. voice, cry, sound; bear

Ancestry of “ఎలుగు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*eḷVñc-black bear

Words derived from “ఎలుగు

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *eḷVñc-