Where does “తండ్రి” come from?

తండ్రి (Telugu) comes from Proto-Dravidian tantay, from Proto-Dravidian tam — self.

తండ్రి (Telugu): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “తండ్రి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiantantayfather
2Proto-Dravidiantamself

Words derived from “తండ్రి”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian tam →Every word from Proto-Dravidian tantay →