Where does “కొబ్బరిపువ్వు” come from?

కొబ్బరిపువ్వు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పువ్వు, from Dravidian *pū.

కొబ్బరిపువ్వు (Telugu): An excrescence inside a cocoanut which is kept...

Definitions

  1. An excrescence inside a cocoanut which is kept...

Ancestry of “కొబ్బరిపువ్వు”, step by step

కొబ్బరిపువ్వు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పువ్వు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపువ్వుflower; cataract
2Dravidian*pū—

via Telugu కొబ్బరి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకొబ్బరిCoconut, the fruit of the coconut palm
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