Where does “చిచ్చుపెట్టు” come from?

చిచ్చుపెట్టు (Telugu) comes from Telugu చిచ్చు, from Proto-Dravidian čic-.

చిచ్చుపెట్టు (Telugu): to set fire

Definitions

  1. to set fire

Ancestry of “చిచ్చుపెట్టు”, step by step

చిచ్చుపెట్టు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చిచ్చు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిచ్చుflame, fire
2Proto-Dravidiančic-—

via Telugu పెట్టు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపెట్టుto put; to lay; to give
Every word from Proto-Dravidian čic- →Every word from Telugu చిచ్చు →