Where does “చిన్నయేరు” come from?

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

చిన్నయేరు (Telugu): A small stream, streamlet

Definitions

  1. A small stream, streamlet

Ancestry of “చిన్నయేరు”, step by step

చిన్నయేరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చిన్న

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిన్నsmall, little; younger
2Proto-South Dravidian*kilsmall

via Telugu ఏరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఏరుA river; to pick up one after another
2Proto-Dravidian*cērox plough
Every word from Proto-South Dravidian *kil →Every word from Telugu చిన్న →
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