Where does “అందరు” come from?
అందరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu అంత, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.
అందరు (Telugu): all persons, everyone, everybody
Definitions
- all persons, everyone, everybody
Ancestry of “అందరు”, step by step
అందరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu అంత
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | అంత | whole; so much; then, afterwards |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | a- | that, that there |
via Telugu వారు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | వారు | they; third-person human distal plural personal... |