Where does “చంటిపాప” come from?

చంటిపాప (Telugu) comes from Telugu పాప, from Telugu పాము, from Proto-Dravidian pāmpu — snake.

చంటిపాప (Telugu): an infant at the breast

Definitions

  1. an infant at the breast

Ancestry of “చంటిపాప”, step by step

చంటిపాప traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పాప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపాపchild
2Teluguపాముsnake, serpent; To smear or rub
3Proto-Dravidianpāmpusnake

via Telugu చన్ను

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచన్నుThe breast of a woman or man
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