Where does “அஞ்சு” come from?

அஞ்சு (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஐந்து, from Proto-Dravidian *cay — five.

அஞ்சு (Tamil): to fear, dread

Definitions

  1. to fear, dread

Ancestry of “அஞ்சு”, step by step

அஞ்சு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஐந்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஐந்துfive (numeral:௫)
2Proto-Dravidian*cayfive

via Proto-Dravidian *añc-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*añc-to fear

Words derived from “அஞ்சு”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cay →