Where does “ഐ-” come from?
ഐ- (Malayalam) comes from Proto-Dravidian *cay — five.
ഐ- (Malayalam): five (only used in compounds)
Definitions
- five (only used in compounds)
Ancestry of “ഐ-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | *cay | five |