Where does “తాబేలునడక” come from?

తాబేలునడక (Telugu) comes from Telugu తాబేలు, from Proto-Dravidian tyām- — turtle, tortoise.

తాబేలునడక (Telugu): slow paced walking

Definitions

  1. slow paced walking

Ancestry of “తాబేలునడక”, step by step

తాబేలునడక traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తాబేలు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతాబేలుturtle, tortoise
2Proto-Dravidiantyām-turtle, tortoise

via Telugu నడక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనడకwalk, walking; gait
Every word from Proto-Dravidian tyām-Every word from Telugu తాబేలు