Where does “పులిగోరు” come from?

పులిగోరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu గోరు, from Proto-Dravidian ukir, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij — mountain.

పులిగోరు (Telugu): A tiger's claw, used as the central ornament of a...

Definitions

  1. A tiger's claw, used as the central ornament of a...

Ancestry of “పులిగోరు”, step by step

పులిగోరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu గోరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguగోరుnail; claw; slight, little
2Proto-Dravidianukirfingernail
3Proto-Austronesian*bukijmountain

via Telugu పులి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపులిtiger; acid, sour
2Proto-Dravidianpulitiger
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukij →Every word from Proto-Dravidian ukir →Every word from Telugu గోరు →