Where does “మేకపిల్ల” come from?

మేకపిల్ల (Telugu) comes from Telugu మేక, from Proto-Dravidian *mēnkkV — goat.

మేకపిల్ల (Telugu): A young goat kid

Definitions

  1. A young goat kid

Ancestry of “మేకపిల్ల”, step by step

మేకపిల్ల traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu మేక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమేకgoat
2Proto-Dravidian*mēnkkVgoat

via Telugu పిల్ల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపిల్లbaby; A child, a babe, a young girl; small
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *mēnkkV →Every word from Telugu మేక →