Where does “గుడివాడ” come from?

గుడివాడ (Telugu) comes from Telugu గుడి, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭV — eyeball.

గుడివాడ (Telugu): name of a town in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh

Definitions

  1. name of a town in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh

Ancestry of “గుడివాడ”, step by step

గుడివాడ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu గుడి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguగుడిA circle; The name of the secondary form of the...
2Proto-Dravidian*kuṭVeyeball

via Telugu వాడ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాడa row or line of houses
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuṭVEvery word from Telugu గుడి