Where does “అంకమ్మ” come from?

అంకమ్మ (Telugu) comes from Telugu అమ్మ, from Proto-Dravidian amma — mother.

అంకమ్మ (Telugu): name of a Hindu village goddess

Definitions

  1. name of a Hindu village goddess

Ancestry of “అంకమ్మ”, step by step

అంకమ్మ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అమ్మ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅమ్మmother
2Proto-Dravidianammamother

via Telugu అంకు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅంకు—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian amma →Every word from Telugu అమ్మ →