Where does “పిట్టగూడు” come from?

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

పిట్టగూడు (Telugu): bird nest

Definitions

  1. bird nest

Ancestry of “పిట్టగూడు”, step by step

పిట్టగూడు 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 పిట్ట

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపిట్టsmall bird
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