RECORDS SHOW TELUGU WORDS USED FROM 800 BC OR BEFORE.

EARLIAR RECORDS SHOW TELUGU WORDS USED FROM 800 BC. OR BEFORE

The Brahmi script used by Mauryan kings eventually reached Krishna River delta and gave rise to Bhattiprolu script found on the urn containing Buddha's relics. Buddhism spread to world from the nearby ports of Ghantasala and Masulipatnam (ancient Maisolos of Ptolemy and Masalia of Periplus). The Bhattiprolu Brahmi script evolved into the Telugu script by 5th century C.E.BUT EARLIAR RECORDS SHOW TELUGU WORDS USED FROM 800 BC.