Where does “తేలాడు” come from?

తేలాడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu తేలు, from Proto-Dravidian tēḷ — scorpion.

తేలాడు (Telugu): To float

Definitions

  1. To float

Ancestry of “తేలాడు”, step by step

తేలాడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తేలు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతేలుscorpion; to float
2Proto-Dravidiantēḷscorpion

via Telugu ఆడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఆడుto play; to speak, say; female
Every word from Proto-Dravidian tēḷ →Every word from Telugu తేలు →