Where does “ചിറ്റ” come from?

ചിറ്റ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ചിറ്റമ്മ, from Malayalam അമ്മ, from Proto-Dravidian amma — mother.

Ancestry of “ചിറ്റ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamചിറ്റമ്മthe younger sister of one's mother
2Malayalamഅമ്മmother
3Proto-Dravidianammamother

Words derived from “ചിറ്റ”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian amma →Every word from Malayalam അമ്മ →Every word from Malayalam ചിറ്റമ്മ →