Where does “తోకచుక్క” come from?

తోకచుక్క (Telugu) comes from Telugu చుక్క, from Proto-Dravidian *cukk-V.

తోకచుక్క (Telugu): comet: a celestial body consisting mainly of ice,...

Definitions

  1. comet: a celestial body consisting mainly of ice,...

Ancestry of “తోకచుక్క”, step by step

తోకచుక్క traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చుక్క

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచుక్కa star; the round mark worn on the forehead by...
2Proto-Dravidian*cukk-V—

via Telugu తోక

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguతోకtail
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cukk-V →Every word from Telugu చుక్క →