Where does “పొంగూరు” come from?

పొంగూరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పొంగు, from Proto-Arawak ponku, from Proto-Arawak panku — to dwell.

Ancestry of “పొంగూరు”, step by step

పొంగూరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పొంగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపొంగుTo effervesce; to boil or bubble up, overflow,...
2Proto-Arawakponkuhouse
3Proto-Arawakpankuto dwell

via Telugu ఊరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఊరుA village, town; to ooze, exude, spring, leak out...
2Proto-Dravidianūrvillage, habitation
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