Where does “తిండిపోతు” come from?

తిండిపోతు (Telugu) comes from Telugu తిండి, from Telugu తిను, from Proto-Dravidian *tiHn — to eat.

తిండిపోతు (Telugu): glutton

Definitions

  1. glutton

Ancestry of “తిండిపోతు”, step by step

తిండిపోతు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తిండి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతిండిfood; eater
2Teluguతినుto eat; To suffer or undergo
3Proto-Dravidian*tiHnto eat

via Telugu పోతు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపోతుThe male of certain birds, animals and plants
2Proto-Dravidian*pōntt-male of an animal/bird
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tiHn →Every word from Telugu తిను →Every word from Telugu తిండి →