Where does “కుక్కతోక” come from?

కుక్కతోక (Telugu) comes from Telugu కుక్క, from Sanskrit कुक्कुर — a dog; a base man, lowly man.

కుక్కతోక (Telugu): tail of a dog

Definitions

  1. tail of a dog

Ancestry of “కుక్కతోక”, step by step

కుక్కతోక traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కుక్క

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకుక్కdog, a domesticated canine; inferior
2Sanskritकुक्कुरa dog; a base man, lowly man

via Telugu తోక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతోకtail
Every word from Sanskrit कुक्कुर →Every word from Telugu కుక్క →