Where does “పెదపాడు” come from?

పెదపాడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పాడు, from Proto-Dravidian *pāṭV-.

Ancestry of “పెదపాడు”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Telugu	పాడు	A wreck, waste, ruin; village; to sing
2	Proto-Dravidian	*pāṭV-	—