The derivation chukka<s'ukra sounds convincing and compelling in the interpretation of the idiom chukkeduru. It is an astrological belief that travelling in the direction facing the planet Venus (which appears similar to  Moon even in daylight in the sky) leads to reversal of fortune or misfortune. There is another idiom chukka podduna lEchi. podduna = at the rise of /in the morning; lEchi =waking up, chukka podduna lEchi =waking up at the rise of chukka,   Chukka=star does not work here.
 
chukka = a small drop, dot, star , a dEs'ya (native, not borrowed) word is well known. 
 
chukka<s'ukra seems to be a tadbhava (Sanskrit/Prakrit-derived) homophonous with the above dEs'ya word.

On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Suresh Kolichala <suresh.kolichala@gmail.com> wrote:
Nagaraj: I believe the derivation of Telugu cukka < Skt. śukra is a folk etymology, although, it is very popular among the Sanskrit pundits of the Telugu land. The word cukka in the meaning of "a small drop", "dot" and  "star" is found across several Dravidian languages  that it is difficult to assume that śukra became cukka and then spread into so many of these languages (See [DEDR 2646 ])

Furthermore, beside vālucukka (వాలుచుక్క) for Śukra, Telugu has names for other stars containing cukka, such as vēgucukka (వేగుచుక్క North Star),  ecakankaṭicukka  (ఏచకంకటిచుక్క uttarāaa), kukkacukka (కుక్కచుక్క=punarvasu), kummarasārecukka (కుమ్మరసారెచుక్క viśākhā), it becomes clear the the word cukka was generic term for star, and not derived from  Sanskrit śukra.

Suresh.

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 3:30 PM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi@gmail.com> wrote:
In Dravidian, at least in Telugu, the word chukka, at least in one of the usages, vEguchukka, is derived from s'ukra.

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