Where does “వానకోయిల” come from?

వానకోయిల (Telugu) comes from Telugu వాన, from Telugu విల్లు, from Proto-Dravidian *wil — bow.

వానకోయిల (Telugu): The:w:Indian cuckoo, a kind of cuckoo which is supposed to subsist on rain-drops

Definitions

  1. The:w:Indian cuckoo, a kind of cuckoo which is supposed to subsist on rain-drops

Ancestry of “వానకోయిల”, step by step

వానకోయిల traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu వాన

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవానrain
2Teluguవిల్లుbow
3Proto-Dravidian*wilbow

via Telugu కోయిల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguకోయిలThe black cuckoo
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wil →Every word from Telugu విల్లు →Every word from Telugu వాన →