Where does “ఒకప్పుడు” come from?

ఒకప్పుడు (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఒక, from Telugu ఒకటి, from Proto-Dravidian oru — one.

ఒకప్పుడు (Telugu): At one time, once

Definitions

  1. At one time, once

Ancestry of “ఒకప్పుడు”, step by step

ఒకప్పుడు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఒక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఒకOf or pertaining to one
2Teluguఒకటి1; one; another
3Proto-Dravidianoruone

via Telugu అప్పుడు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅప్పుడుthen, at that time
Every word from Proto-Dravidian oru →Every word from Telugu ఒకటి →Every word from Telugu ఒక →