Where does “పొంగలి” come from?

పొంగలి (Telugu) comes from Tamil பொங்கல், from Tamil பொங்கு, from Proto-Arawak ponku, from Proto-Arawak panku — to dwell.

పొంగలి (Telugu): rice boiled with milk

Definitions

  1. rice boiled with milk

Ancestry of “పొంగలి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபொங்கல்Pongal, a solar harvest festival celebrated in the first day of the Tamil month தை, when the sun happens to enter capricorn and take a northern course, during which pongal (the dish) is prepared as an offering to Sun
2Tamilபொங்குto boil over, bubble up from intense heat; boil (as milk), to swell (as dough)
3Proto-Arawakponkuhouse
4Proto-Arawakpankuto dwell

Words derived from “పొంగలి”

Every word from Proto-Arawak panku →Every word from Proto-Arawak ponku →Every word from Tamil பொங்கு →