Where does “ఇందాక” come from?

ఇందాక (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఇంత, from Telugu ఈ, from Telugu అంత, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.

ఇందాక (Telugu): just recently, a little time ago, a short while ago

Definitions

  1. just recently, a little time ago, a short while ago

Ancestry of “ఇందాక”, step by step

ఇందాక traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఇంత

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఇంతthis much
2TeluguఈThis, these, as ఈ చోటున in this place; ఈ కావులు...
3Teluguఅంతwhole; so much; then, afterwards
4Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

via Telugu దనుక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguదనుకuntil, as far as, up to
Every word from Proto-Dravidian a- →Every word from Telugu అంత →Every word from Telugu ఈ →