Where does “చేమంతి” come from?
చేమంతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu చేయి, from Proto-Dravidian *kay.
చేమంతి (Telugu): The chrysanthemum
Ancestry of “చేమంతి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | చేయి | That which does or works; hand |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | *kay | — |