Where does “ఈరోజు” come from?

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

ఈరోజు (Telugu): today, this day

Definitions

  1. today, this day

Ancestry of “ఈరోజు”, step by step

ఈరోజు 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 రోజు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguరోజుday
2Classical Persianروز
Every word from Proto-Dravidian a-Every word from Telugu అంతEvery word from Telugu