Where does “ஆயன்” come from?

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

ஆயன் (Tamil): a man of the cowherder caste, a herdsman

Definitions

  1. a man of the cowherder caste, a herdsman

Ancestry of “ஆயன்”, step by step

ஆயன் 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 அன்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅன்—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ā →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆 →Every word from Tamil ஆ →