Where does “చనుకట్టు” come from?

చనుకట్టు (Telugu) comes from Telugu కట్టు, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- — to tie.

చనుకట్టు (Telugu): A female's bodice

Definitions

  1. A female's bodice

Ancestry of “చనుకట్టు”, step by step

చనుకట్టు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కట్టు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకట్టుto tie; to build; tie, bond, band, bandage, knot
2Proto-Dravidian*kaṭ-to tie

via Telugu చను

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచనుAlternative form of చన్ను; to go, depart
2Teluguచన్నుThe breast of a woman or man
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