Where does “இளவேனில்” come from?

இளவேனில் (Tamil) comes from Tamil வேனில், from Tamil வே, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

இளவேனில் (Tamil): spring season

Definitions

  1. spring season

Ancestry of “இளவேனில்”, step by step

இளவேனில் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வேனில்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவேனில்summer season
2Tamilவேthe alphasyllabic combination of
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Tamil இளம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇளம்young, tender
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Tamil வே →