Where does “పాడేరు” come from?

పాడేరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఏరు, from Proto-Dravidian *cēr — ox plough.

Ancestry of “పాడేరు”, step by step

పాడేరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఏరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఏరుA river; to pick up one after another
2Proto-Dravidian*cērox plough

via Telugu పాడి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపాడిmilk
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cēr →Every word from Telugu ఏరు →