Where does “ఈడ” come from?

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

ఈడ (Telugu): here

Definitions

  1. here

Ancestry of “ఈడ”, step by step

ఈడ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu

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

via Telugu కడ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguకడA place, quarter, or direction; The end,...
Every word from Proto-Dravidian a-Every word from Telugu అంతEvery word from Telugu