Where does “ఎచట” come from?

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

ఎచట (Telugu): where

Definitions

  1. where

Ancestry of “ఎచట”, step by step

ఎచట traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu

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

via Telugu చోటు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచోటుplace, as in a location
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *yāEvery word from Telugu