Where does “அம்மாய்” come from?

அம்மாய் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆய், from Tamil ஆ, from Old Tamil 𑀆, from Proto-Dravidian *ā — cow.

அம்மாய் (Tamil): maternal grandmother

Definitions

  1. maternal grandmother

Ancestry of “அம்மாய்”, step by step

அம்மாய் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆய்mother
2TamilஆThe second vowel of Tamil, written in the Tamil script
3Old Tamil𑀆cow; the female of an ox
4Proto-Dravidian*ācow

via Tamil அம்மா

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅம்மாmother
2Proto-Dravidianammamother
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ā →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆 →Every word from Tamil ஆ →