Where does “చిన్నతనము” come from?
చిన్నతనము (Telugu) comes from Telugu చిన్న, from Proto-South Dravidian *kil.
చిన్నతనము (Telugu): infancy, childhood; littleness, smallness;...
Definitions
- infancy, childhood; littleness, smallness;...
Ancestry of “చిన్నతనము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | చిన్న | small, little; younger |
| 2 | Proto-South Dravidian | *kil | — |