Where does “ఈనాడు” come from?
ఈనాడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఈ, from Telugu అంత, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.
ఈనాడు (Telugu): today, this day
Ancestry of “ఈనాడు”, step by step
ఈనాడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu ఈ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
via Telugu నాడు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | నాడు | A land, a country, a district; A day. Time. That... |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | nāṭu | state, province, district, kingdom |