Where does “చిన్నమ్మ” come from?

చిన్నమ్మ (Telugu) comes from Telugu అమ్మ, from Proto-Dravidian amma — mother.

చిన్నమ్మ (Telugu): younger mother, i.e., mother's younger sister or...

Definitions

  1. younger mother, i.e., mother's younger sister or...

Ancestry of “చిన్నమ్మ”, step by step

చిన్నమ్మ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అమ్మ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅమ్మmother
2Proto-Dravidianammamother

via Telugu చిన్న

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిన్నsmall, little; younger
2Proto-South Dravidian*kilsmall
Every word from Proto-Dravidian ammaEvery word from Telugu అమ్మ