Where does “చాట్” come from?

చాట్ (Telugu) comes from Hindi चाट, from Hindi चाटना, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 — to lick.

చాట్ (Telugu): chaat

Definitions

  1. chaat

Ancestry of “చాట్”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचाटchaat
2Hindiचाटनाto lick; to eat with appetite
3Maharastri Prakrit𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇to lick
Every word from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 →Every word from Hindi चाटना →Every word from Hindi चाट →
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