Where does “ఇప్పుడు” come from?

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

ఇప్పుడు (Telugu): now, this time

Definitions

  1. now, this time

Ancestry of “ఇప్పుడు”, step by step

ఇప్పుడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఈ

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

via Telugu పొద్దు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపొద్దు—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian a- →Every word from Telugu అంత →Every word from Telugu ఈ →