Where does “నేతపురుగు” come from?
నేతపురుగు (Telugu) comes from Telugu నేత, from Telugu నేయు, from Proto-Dravidian *ney.
నేతపురుగు (Telugu): A spider
Ancestry of “నేతపురుగు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | నేత | A lord, master, leader; weaving, texture |
| 2 | Telugu | నేయు | To weave, as a cloth |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *ney | — |