Where does “పోతుటేనుగు” come from?
పోతుటేనుగు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఏనుగు, from Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay.
పోతుటేనుగు (Telugu): A male elephant
Ancestry of “పోతుటేనుగు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | ఏనుగు | elephant; A rook; a chess piece shaped like a... |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | *yĀnay | — |