Where does “పుట్టతేనె” come from?

పుట్టతేనె (Telugu) comes from Telugu తేనె, from Proto-Dravidian *tiyam — honey.

పుట్టతేనె (Telugu): honey found in an ant-hill

Definitions

  1. honey found in an ant-hill

Ancestry of “పుట్టతేనె”, step by step

పుట్టతేనె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తేనె

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతేనెhoney
2Proto-Dravidian*tiyamhoney

via Telugu పుట్ట

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపుట్టAn ant-hill
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tiyam →Every word from Telugu తేనె →