Where does “ఏపె” come from?

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

ఏపె (Telugu): A tree like mahogany, the Sal tree; which

Definitions

  1. A tree like mahogany, the Sal tree; which

Ancestry of “ఏపె”, step by step

ఏపె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఏ

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

via Telugu అప్ప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅప్పpapa, father; mother; an elder sister
2Proto-Dravidianappafather; A respectful term of address to a man
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