Where does “దుప్పి” come from?

దుప్పి (Telugu) comes from Proto-Dravidian *uẓupp- — stag, deer.

దుప్పి (Telugu): chital or spotted deer of Cervis axis

Definitions

  1. chital or spotted deer of Cervis axis

Ancestry of “దుప్పి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*uẓupp-stag, deer
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uẓupp-