Where does “త్రాగుబోతు” come from?

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

Ancestry of “త్రాగుబోతు”, step by step

త్రాగుబోతు 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 త్రాగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguత్రాగుto drink
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- →Every word from Telugu పోతు →