Where does “ஆய்” come from?

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

ஆய் (Tamil): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “ஆய்”, step by step

ஆய் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆ

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

via Proto-Dravidian *āy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*āymother

Words derived from “ஆய்”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ā →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆 →Every word from Tamil ஆ →