Where does “బురదపాము” come from?

బురదపాము (Telugu) comes from Telugu పాము, from Proto-Dravidian pāmpu — snake.

బురదపాము (Telugu): A kind of water snake

Definitions

  1. A kind of water snake

Ancestry of “బురదపాము”, step by step

బురదపాము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పాము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపాముsnake, serpent; To smear or rub
2Proto-Dravidianpāmpusnake

via Telugu బురద

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguబురదmud
Every word from Proto-Dravidian pāmpu →Every word from Telugu పాము →