Where does “మేకతిండి” come from?

మేకతిండి (Telugu) comes from Telugu తిండి, from Telugu తిను, from Proto-Dravidian *tiHn — to eat.

మేకతిండి (Telugu): that which feeds on goats, i.e., a wolf

Definitions

  1. that which feeds on goats, i.e., a wolf

Ancestry of “మేకతిండి”, step by step

మేకతిండి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తిండి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతిండిfood; eater
2Teluguతినుto eat; To suffer or undergo
3Proto-Dravidian*tiHnto eat

via Telugu మేక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమేకgoat
2Proto-Dravidian*mēnkkVgoat
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tiHn →Every word from Telugu తిను →Every word from Telugu తిండి →