Where does “కరక్కాయ” come from?

కరక్కాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాయ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

కరక్కాయ (Telugu): the fruit of chebulic myrobalan of Terminalia chebula tree

Definitions

  1. the fruit of chebulic myrobalan of Terminalia chebula tree

Ancestry of “కరక్కాయ”, step by step

కరక్కాయ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాయ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాయunripe fruit; Anything round, as the head
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

via Telugu కరక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకరకthe yellow myrobalan
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Telugu కాయ →