Where does “எந்து” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “எந்து”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyā-—
2Proto-Tocharian*iyā-to go, travel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *iyā- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yā- →