Where does “నక్కపోతు” come from?

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

నక్కపోతు (Telugu): A male fox

Definitions

  1. A male fox

Ancestry of “నక్కపోతు”, step by step

నక్కపోతు 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 నక్క

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనక్కThe jackal; fox
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- →Every word from Telugu పోతు →