Where does “ముసలమ్మ” come from?

ముసలమ్మ (Telugu) comes from Telugu అమ్మ, from Proto-Dravidian amma — mother.

ముసలమ్మ (Telugu): an old woman

Definitions

  1. an old woman

Ancestry of “ముసలమ్మ”, step by step

ముసలమ్మ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అమ్మ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅమ్మmother
2Proto-Dravidianammamother

via Telugu ముసలి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguముసలిOld; An old man or woman
Every word from Proto-Dravidian amma →Every word from Telugu అమ్మ →