Where does “రేచీకు” come from?

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

రేచీకు (Telugu): A night-blind person

Definitions

  1. A night-blind person

Ancestry of “రేచీకు”, step by step

రేచీకు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ర

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

via Telugu చీకు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచీకుto suck; a blind person
2Proto-Dravidian*cīnkk-darkness
Every word from Proto-Mongolic cir- →Every word from Telugu రేయి →Every word from Telugu ర →