Where does “పూదేనె” come from?

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

పూదేనె (Telugu): the nectar or honey of flowers

Definitions

  1. the nectar or honey of flowers

Ancestry of “పూదేనె”, step by step

పూదేనె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తేనె

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతేనెhoney
2Proto-Dravidian*tiyamhoney

via Telugu పూ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపూ—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tiyam →Every word from Telugu తేనె →