Where does “పండుకొను” come from?

పండుకొను (Telugu) comes from Telugu పండు, from Telugu పడుండు, from Telugu ఉండు, from Proto-Dravidian *uḷ — inside.

పండుకొను (Telugu): to go to bed

Definitions

  1. to go to bed

Ancestry of “పండుకొను”, step by step

పండుకొను traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పండు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపండుfruit; ripe, mature; to ripen, grow ripe, mature
2Teluguపడుండుto lie down, recline, repose
3Teluguఉండుto be
4Proto-Dravidian*uḷinside

via Telugu కొను

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకొనుto take, to get; to buy, purchase
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uḷEvery word from Telugu ఉండుEvery word from Telugu పడుండు