Where does “తలచిప్ప” come from?

తలచిప్ప (Telugu) comes from Telugu తల, from Proto-Dravidian *talay — head.

తలచిప్ప (Telugu): skull

Definitions

  1. skull

Ancestry of “తలచిప్ప”, step by step

తలచిప్ప traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu తల

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతలhead
2Proto-Dravidian*talayhead

via Telugu చిప్ప

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిప్పshell; A cup, a saucer of earth, not of metal
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *talay →Every word from Telugu తల →