Where does “పాచికగూడు” come from?

పాచికగూడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu గూడు, from Proto-Dravidian kūṭu — nest, receptacle.

పాచికగూడు (Telugu): a dice box

Definitions

  1. a dice box

Ancestry of “పాచికగూడు”, step by step

పాచికగూడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu గూడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguగూడుnest; A niche in a wall for a light
2Proto-Dravidiankūṭunest, receptacle

via Telugu పాచిక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపాచికdice
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kūṭu →Every word from Telugu గూడు →