Where does “తెల్లగద్ద” come from?

తెల్లగద్ద (Telugu) comes from Telugu గద్ద, from Sanskrit गृध्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥dʰrás.

తెల్లగద్ద (Telugu): The white scavenger vulture, Neophron ginginianus

Definitions

  1. The white scavenger vulture, Neophron ginginianus

Ancestry of “తెల్లగద్ద”, step by step

తెల్లగద్ద traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu గద్ద

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguగద్దkite
2Sanskritगृध्रdesiring greedily or fervently, eager for,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥dʰrás—

via Telugu తెల్ల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతెల్లwhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥dʰrás →Every word from Sanskrit गृध्र →Every word from Telugu గద్ద →