Where does “அவை” come from?

அவை (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit सभा, from Sanskrit -एय — forms adjectives from nouns, often with patronymic/matronymic value.

அவை (Tamil): assembly of men; assembly of learned men; learned...

Definitions

  1. assembly of men; assembly of learned men; learned...

Ancestry of “அவை”, step by step

அவை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सभा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसभाan assembly, congregation, meeting, council,...
2Sanskrit-एयforms adjectives from nouns, often with patronymic/matronymic value

via Tamil அ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅthere, that
2Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there
Every word from Sanskrit -एय →Every word from Sanskrit सभा →