Progress Of Indic Languages Vs English

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<!--QuoteBegin-Bharatvarsh+Aug 19 2007, 05:14 AM-->QUOTE(Bharatvarsh @ Aug 19 2007, 05:14 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Any of the Telugu forumites here know the meanings of these old Telugu names (from Palnati Yuddham):
5) Peramma (amma is mother, i have heard Peraasa meaning greed, but here Per seems to mean something else)
[right][snapback]72224[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Since Tamil words Puli = tiger and Singham = lion, and the same appears to be true for Telegu, will tell you what I guess Peramma might <i>possibly</i> mean. Of course, I am not sure and I could just be totally wrong.
Periamma in Tamil literally means great mother - shortened to Perimma it means older sister of your mum. (Different word used for older sister of your dad.)