Where does “చేకత్తి” come from?

చేకత్తి (Telugu) comes from Telugu కత్తి, from Proto-Dravidian katti.

చేకత్తి (Telugu): a small knife, a pocketknife

Definitions

  1. a small knife, a pocketknife

Ancestry of “చేకత్తి”, step by step

చేకత్తి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కత్తి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకత్తిknife; sword; razor
2Proto-Dravidiankatti

via Telugu చే

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచేWhen used adjectively sometimes means Small, as...
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