Where does “ചിറ്റാട” come from?
ചിറ്റാട (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ചിറ്റ, from Malayalam ചിറ്റമ്മ, from Malayalam അമ്മ, from Proto-Dravidian amma — mother.
ചിറ്റാട (Malayalam): small cloth; child's cloth for special occasions
Definitions
- small cloth; child's cloth for special occasions
Ancestry of “ചിറ്റാട”, step by step
ചിറ്റാട traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam ചിറ്റ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ചിറ്റ | — |
| 2 | Malayalam | ചിറ്റമ്മ | the younger sister of one's mother |
| 3 | Malayalam | അമ്മ | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | amma | mother |
via Malayalam ആട
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ആട | Flowing garment, chiefly of women, children or idols |