Where does “పోతుటేనుగు” come from?

పోతుటేనుగు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఏనుగు, from Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay — elephant.

పోతుటేనుగు (Telugu): A male elephant

Definitions

  1. A male elephant

Ancestry of “పోతుటేనుగు”, step by step

పోతుటేనుగు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఏనుగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఏనుగుelephant; A rook; a chess piece shaped like a...
2Proto-Dravidian*yĀnayelephant

via Telugu పోతు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపోతుThe male of certain birds, animals and plants
2Proto-Dravidian*pōntt-male of an animal/bird
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