Where does “చిఱునామా” come from?

చిఱునామా (Telugu) comes from Telugu నామా, from Hindi नामा, from Persian نامه, from Middle Persian nʾmk'.

Ancestry of “చిఱునామా”, step by step

చిఱునామా traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu నామా

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనామాa letter, document
2Hindiनामाdocument
3Persianنامهbook; letter
4Middle Persiannʾmk'—

via Telugu చిఱు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిఱు—
Every word from Middle Persian nʾmk' →Every word from Persian نامه →Every word from Hindi नामा →