Where does “నీరుకాకి” come from?
నీరుకాకి (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాకి, from Proto-Dravidian *kākkay.
నీరుకాకి (Telugu): The water crow, cormorant
Definitions
- The water crow, cormorant
Ancestry of “నీరుకాకి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | కాకి | crow - a bird of the genus "Corvus" |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | *kākkay | — |