Where does “ఇక్కడ” come from?
ఇక్కడ (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఈ, from Telugu అంత, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.
ఇక్కడ (Telugu): here, in this place; here, this place
Definitions
- here, in this place; here, this place
Ancestry of “ఇక్కడ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | ఈ | This, these, as ఈ చోటున in this place; ఈ కావులు... |
| 2 | Telugu | అంత | whole; so much; then, afterwards |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | a- | that, that there |