Where does “ಹೆಣ್ಣಿಗ” come from?

ಹೆಣ್ಣಿಗ (Kannada) comes from Proto-Dravidian *peṇ.

ಹೆಣ್ಣಿಗ (Kannada): an effeminate man

Definitions

  1. an effeminate man

Ancestry of “ಹೆಣ್ಣಿಗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*peṇ
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *peṇ