Where does “తాగుబోతు” come from?

తాగుబోతు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పోతు, from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- — male of an animal/bird.

తాగుబోతు (Telugu): drunkard, an alcoholic

Definitions

  1. drunkard, an alcoholic

Ancestry of “తాగుబోతు”, step by step

తాగుబోతు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పోతు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపోతుThe male of certain birds, animals and plants
2Proto-Dravidian*pōntt-male of an animal/bird

via Telugu తాగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతాగుto drink
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