Where does “எனின்” come from?

எனின் (Tamil) comes 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.

எனின் (Tamil): if (it is) said so, if that is the case

Definitions

  1. if (it is) said so, if that is the case

Ancestry of “எனின்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎன்my
2Tamilஎ-what, which
3Proto-Turkicyā-
4Proto-Tocharian*iyā-to go, travel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “எனின்

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂-Every word from Tamil எ-Every word from Proto-Tocharian *iyā-