Where does “పిడియేనుగు” come from?

పిడియేనుగు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఏనుగు, from Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay — elephant.

పిడియేనుగు (Telugu): female elephant

Definitions

  1. female elephant

Ancestry of “పిడియేనుగు”, step by step

పిడియేనుగు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఏనుగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఏనుగుelephant; A rook; a chess piece shaped like a...
2Proto-Dravidian*yĀnayelephant

via Telugu పిడి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపిడిa small handle, hilt
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