Is Telugu originated from Tamil

Answer 1

Telugu is ancient language which is originated from proto dravidian languages

even Tamil too originated from proto dravidian, there is no direct relationship between Tamil and Telugu other than this. Telugu was wide spread in Tamilnadu due to Telugu naicker kings appointed by vijayanagara kingdom. during the era of naicker kings many telugus migrated to madurai,tanjore coimbattore and settled there. During this period carnatic music was flourished due to great contributions from Telugu saint tyagaraja who did all his compositions in Telugu.

There were vaggeyakaras from Telugu origin like syamasastri too contributed a lot.

Answer 2

No, Telugu is a distinct language that originated from Proto-Dravidian roots. While Tamil and Telugu belong to the same Dravidian language family and share some similarities, they are not derived from each other.

Answer 3

Telugu originated from Old Tamil (Proto Dravidian language) which is nothing but Old Tamil used in literatures and stone inscriptions, which is similar to present day Tamil.