Where does “எத்தனை” come from?

எத்தனை (Tamil) comes from Tamil எ-, from Proto-Turkic yā-, from Proto-Tocharian *iyā-, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

எத்தனை (Tamil): how many

Definitions

  1. how many

Ancestry of “எத்தனை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎ-what, which
2Proto-Turkicyā-—
3Proto-Tocharian*iyā-to go, travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Tamil எ- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *iyā- →
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