Where does “എന്ന” come from?

എന്ന (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam എന്നുക, from Proto-Dravidian *aHn- — to say.

എന്ന (Malayalam): which, the mentioned one

Definitions

  1. which, the mentioned one

Ancestry of “എന്ന”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamഎന്നുകto say
2Proto-Dravidian*aHn-to say

Words derived from “എന്ന”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *aHn- →Every word from Malayalam എന്നുക →