Where does “పోతుటీగ” come from?
పోతుటీగ (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఈగ, from Proto-Dravidian ī — this, this here.
పోతుటీగ (Telugu): male fly
Ancestry of “పోతుటీగ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఈగ | fly |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | ī | this, this here |