Where does “చిక్కుడుకాయ” come from?

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

చిక్కుడుకాయ (Telugu): The pod of the bean "Lablab purpureus"

Definitions

  1. The pod of the bean "Lablab purpureus"

Ancestry of “చిక్కుడుకాయ”, step by step

చిక్కుడుకాయ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాయ

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

via Telugu చిక్కుడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిక్కుడుThe bean called Dolichos lablab
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Telugu కాయ →