Where does “లోచెయ్యి” come from?

లోచెయ్యి (Telugu) comes from Telugu చెయ్యి, from Proto-Dravidian *kay.

లోచెయ్యి (Telugu): the inner hand, i.e., the palm of the hand

Definitions

  1. the inner hand, i.e., the palm of the hand

Ancestry of “లోచెయ్యి”, step by step

లోచెయ్యి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చెయ్యి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచెయ్యిhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—

via Telugu లో

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguలోin, within, inside; In, within, inside of,...
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