Where does “എന്താ” come from?
എന്താ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam എന്ത്, from Proto-Turkic yā-, from Proto-Tocharian *iyā-, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
എന്താ (Malayalam): what
Definitions
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Ancestry of “എന്താ”, step by step
എന്താ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam എന്ത്
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | എന്ത് | what |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | yā- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tocharian | *iyā- | to go, travel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |
via Malayalam ആണ്
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ആണ് | verb conjugation of ആകുക |