Where does “మేకపోతు” come from?

మేకపోతు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పోతు, from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- — male of an animal/bird.

మేకపోతు (Telugu): he-goat, billy goat

Definitions

  1. he-goat, billy goat

Ancestry of “మేకపోతు”, step by step

మేకపోతు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పోతు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguపోతుThe male of certain birds, animals and plants
2Proto-Dravidian*pōntt-male of an animal/bird

via Telugu మేక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమేకgoat
2Proto-Dravidian*mēnkkVgoat
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pōntt- →Every word from Telugu పోతు →