Where does “పోతుటీగ” come from?

పోతుటీగ (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఈగ, from Proto-Dravidian ī — this, this here.

పోతుటీగ (Telugu): male fly

Definitions

  1. male fly

Ancestry of “పోతుటీగ”, step by step

పోతుటీగ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఈగ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఈగfly
2Proto-Dravidianīthis, this here

via Telugu పోతు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపోతుThe male of certain birds, animals and plants
2Proto-Dravidian*pōntt-male of an animal/bird
Every word from Proto-Dravidian ī →Every word from Telugu ఈగ →