Where does “చీకటివెలుగులు” come from?

చీకటివెలుగులు (Telugu) comes from Telugu చీకటి, from Proto-Dravidian *cīnkk- — darkness.

చీకటివెలుగులు (Telugu): darkness and light

Definitions

  1. darkness and light

Ancestry of “చీకటివెలుగులు”, step by step

చీకటివెలుగులు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చీకటి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచీకటిdarkness
2Proto-Dravidian*cīnkk-darkness

via Telugu వెలుగు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవెలుగుlight; brightness; to shine, emit light
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīnkk-Every word from Telugu చీకటి