Where does “చేత” come from?

చేత (Telugu) comes from Telugu చేయు, from Proto-Dravidian *key — to do.

చేత (Telugu): act, action; doing

Definitions

  1. act, action; doing

Ancestry of “చేత”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచేయుTo do, perform; Placed after a noun referring to...
2Proto-Dravidian*keyto do
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *key →Every word from Telugu చేయు →