Where does “వేపచెట్టు” come from?

వేపచెట్టు (Telugu) comes from Telugu వేప, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.

వేపచెట్టు (Telugu): the margosa tree

Definitions

  1. the margosa tree

Ancestry of “వేపచెట్టు”, step by step

వేపచెట్టు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu వేప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవేపneem or margosa - Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India
2Proto-Dravidian*wēmpuneem tree

via Telugu చెట్టు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచెట్టుtree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu →Every word from Telugu వేప →