Where does “పొట్లకాయ” come from?

పొట్లకాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాయ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

పొట్లకాయ (Telugu): serpent cucumber, snake gourd, Trichosanthes cucumerina

Definitions

  1. serpent cucumber, snake gourd, Trichosanthes cucumerina

Ancestry of “పొట్లకాయ”, step by step

పొట్లకాయ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాయ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాయunripe fruit; Anything round, as the head
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

via Telugu పొట్ల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపొట్లthe snake gourd called Trichosanthes
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Telugu కాయ →