Where does “இவர்” come from?

இவர் (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian i- — this, this here.

இவர் (Tamil): these persons

Definitions

  1. these persons

Ancestry of “இவர்”, step by step

இவர் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Dravidian i-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiani-this, this here

via Tamil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilhere; this, here
Every word from Proto-Dravidian i-