Where does “எனினும்” come from?

எனினும் (Tamil) comes from Tamil எனின், from Tamil என், 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.

எனினும் (Tamil): even if (it is said so)

Definitions

  1. even if (it is said so)

Ancestry of “எனினும்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎனின்if (it is) said so, if that is the case
2Tamilஎன்my
3Tamilஎ-what, which
4Proto-Turkicyā-—
5Proto-Tocharian*iyā-to go, travel
6Proto-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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