Where does “చిన్నక్క” come from?

చిన్నక్క (Telugu) comes from Telugu అక్క, from Proto-Dravidian akka- — elder sister.

చిన్నక్క (Telugu): elder sister

Definitions

  1. elder sister

Ancestry of “చిన్నక్క”, step by step

చిన్నక్క traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అక్క

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅక్కelder sister
2Proto-Dravidianakka-elder sister

via Telugu చిన్న

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిన్నsmall, little; younger
2Proto-South Dravidian*kilsmall
Every word from Proto-Dravidian akka- →Every word from Telugu అక్క →