Where does “పొత్తూరు” come from?

పొత్తూరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఊరు, from Proto-Dravidian ūr — village, habitation.

Ancestry of “పొత్తూరు”, step by step

పొత్తూరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఊరు

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

via Telugu పొత్తు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపొత్తుFriendship, partnership, holding in common
Every word from Proto-Dravidian ūrEvery word from Telugu ఊరు