Sanskrit is considered the root language for most Indian languages. It is so for Telugu as well. Linguists have also proven that Telugu words are loaned not only from Sanskrit but also from Prakrit. Those borrowed from Sanskrit are called ‘Tatsamaalu’ and those borrowed from Prakrit are calledd ‘Tabhavaalu’. While some Telugu words have retained the form of the original source-words, others have undergone slight modifications. Those words that have retained their original forms are called Prakrutulu and those that have undergone reasonable change are called Vikrutulu. For instance, the words ‘sarpamu’ and ‘sappamu’ both mean snake. While ‘sarpamu’ is a prakruti word, ‘sappamu’ is a vikruti word. These transformations from prakruti to vikruti don’t happen randomly. There are some rules for the changes. These rules are explained in this 2-part presentation.

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