Where does “చేమంతి” come from?

చేమంతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu చేయి, from Proto-Dravidian *kay.

చేమంతి (Telugu): The chrysanthemum

Definitions

  1. The chrysanthemum

Ancestry of “చేమంతి”, step by step

చేమంతి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చేయి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguచేయిThat which does or works; hand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—

via Telugu బంతి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguబంతిball of any kind; marigold flower
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kay →Every word from Telugu చేయి →
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