Where does “కొత్తగూడెం” come from?

కొత్తగూడెం (Telugu) comes from Telugu కొత్త, from Proto-Dravidian *kōẓ- — young, tender, fresh.

కొత్తగూడెం (Telugu): name of a town and many villages in Andhra Pradesh, India

Definitions

  1. name of a town and many villages in Andhra Pradesh, India

Ancestry of “కొత్తగూడెం”, step by step

కొత్తగూడెం traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కొత్త

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకొత్తnew
2Proto-Dravidian*kōẓ-young, tender, fresh

via Telugu గూడెం

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguగూడెంAlternative form of గూడెము
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōẓ- →Every word from Telugu కొత్త →