Where does “రేచీకటి” come from?

రేచీకటి (Telugu) comes from Telugu ర, from Telugu రేయి, from Proto-Mongolic cir-.

రేచీకటి (Telugu): nyctalopia, night blindness

Definitions

  1. nyctalopia, night blindness

Ancestry of “రేచీకటి”, step by step

రేచీకటి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ర

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguరthe consonant ra
2Teluguరేయిnight
3Proto-Mongoliccir-—

via Telugu చీకటి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచీకటిdarkness
2Proto-Dravidian*cīnkk-darkness
Every word from Proto-Mongolic cir- →Every word from Telugu రేయి →Every word from Telugu ర →
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