Where does “బొంతకాకి” come from?

బొంతకాకి (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాకి, from Proto-Dravidian *kākkay.

బొంతకాకి (Telugu): a raven, the large Cormorant

Definitions

  1. a raven, the large Cormorant

Ancestry of “బొంతకాకి”, step by step

బొంతకాకి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాకి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాకిcrow - a bird of the genus "Corvus"
2Proto-Dravidian*kākkay—

via Telugu బొంత

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguబొంతa quilt, a patched rug, a ragged patched cloth
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kākkay →Every word from Telugu కాకి →