Where does “చిన్నతనము” come from?

చిన్నతనము (Telugu) comes from Telugu చిన్న, from Proto-South Dravidian *kil — small.

చిన్నతనము (Telugu): infancy, childhood; littleness, smallness;...

Definitions

  1. infancy, childhood; littleness, smallness;...

Ancestry of “చిన్నతనము”, step by step

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