Where does “వంటలక్క” come from?

వంటలక్క (Telugu) comes from Telugu అక్క, from Proto-Dravidian akka- — elder sister.

వంటలక్క (Telugu): kitchen maid

Definitions

  1. kitchen maid

Ancestry of “వంటలక్క”, step by step

వంటలక్క traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అక్క

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅక్కelder sister
2Proto-Dravidianakka-elder sister

via Telugu వంట

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవంటcooking: the process of preparing food
2Teluguవండుto cook
Every word from Proto-Dravidian akka-Every word from Telugu అక్క