Where does “లంకపల్లి” come from?

లంకపల్లి (Telugu) comes from Telugu పల్లి, from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi — family, household; village, hamlet.

లంకపల్లి (Telugu): name of a few villages in Andhra Pradesh

Definitions

  1. name of a few villages in Andhra Pradesh

Ancestry of “లంకపల్లి”, step by step

లంకపల్లి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పల్లి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపల్లిA small village
2Proto-Dravidianpaḷḷifamily, household; village, hamlet

via Telugu లంక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguలంకAn island in general
2Sanskritलङ्क—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi →Every word from Telugu పల్లి →