Where does “ఎల్లమ్మ” come from?

ఎల్లమ్మ (Telugu) comes from Telugu అమ్మ, from Proto-Dravidian amma — mother.

ఎల్లమ్మ (Telugu): Ellamma, a Dravidian goddess

Definitions

  1. Ellamma, a Dravidian goddess

Ancestry of “ఎల్లమ్మ”, step by step

ఎల్లమ్మ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అమ్మ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅమ్మmother
2Proto-Dravidianammamother

via Telugu ఎల్ల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఎల్లboundary; white washing the house - వెల్ల; all
2Proto-Dravidian*ellVall
Every word from Proto-Dravidian amma →Every word from Telugu అమ్మ →