Where does “చేపెట్టె” come from?

చేపెట్టె (Telugu) comes from Telugu పెట్టె, from Proto-Dravidian *peṭṭi — box.

చేపెట్టె (Telugu): a small box

Definitions

  1. a small box

Ancestry of “చేపెట్టె”, step by step

చేపెట్టె traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పెట్టె

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపెట్టెbox, chest
2Proto-Dravidian*peṭṭibox

via Telugu చే

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచేWhen used adjectively sometimes means Small, as...
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *peṭṭi
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