Where does “என்ன” come from?

என்ன (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.

என்ன (Tamil): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “என்ன”, 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 “என்ன”

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