Where does “మాలకాకి” come from?

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

మాలకాకి (Telugu): the jungle crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Definitions

  1. the jungle crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Ancestry of “మాలకాకి”, step by step

మాలకాకి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాకి

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

via Telugu మాల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమాలgarland; A pariah, an outcaste
2Sanskritमालाgarland, wreath, crown; bead necklace, rosary
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