Where does “ఎక్కడ” come from?

ఎక్కడ (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఏ, from Proto-Dravidian *yā.

ఎక్కడ (Telugu): where

Definitions

  1. where

Ancestry of “ఎక్కడ”, step by step

ఎక్కడ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguinterrogative adjective; which, what
2Proto-Dravidian*yā

via Telugu కడ

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