Where does “ஆண்டு” come from?

ஆண்டு (Tamil) comes from Tamil அ-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ஆண்டு (Tamil): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “ஆண்டு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅ-that
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “ஆண்டு”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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