Where does “உண்டா” come from?

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

உண்டா (Tamil): to come into existence, rise into being, arise; to be formed

Definitions

  1. to come into existence, rise into being, arise; to be formed

Ancestry of “உண்டா”, step by step

உண்டா 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 Tamil உண்டு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉண்டுthere is finite verb denoting existence
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ā →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆 →Every word from Tamil ஆ →