Where does “எண்ணியல்” come from?

எண்ணியல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil எண், from Proto-Dravidian *eṇ.

எண்ணியல் (Tamil): mathematics, numeracy

Definitions

  1. mathematics, numeracy

Ancestry of “எண்ணியல்”, step by step

எண்ணியல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil எண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎண்number
2Proto-Dravidian*eṇ—

via Tamil இயல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇயல்to be able to, be possible
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *eṇ →Every word from Tamil எண் →