Where does “చిలకపచ్చ” come from?

చిలకపచ్చ (Telugu) comes from Telugu పచ్చ, from Proto-Dravidian *pac- — green, yellow.

చిలకపచ్చ (Telugu): parrot green

Definitions

  1. parrot green

Ancestry of “చిలకపచ్చ”, step by step

చిలకపచ్చ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పచ్చ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపచ్చLiterally, leaf colour. Green, yellowish green,...
2Proto-Dravidian*pac-green, yellow

via Telugu చిలక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిలకparrot
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pac- →Every word from Telugu పచ్చ →