Where does “என்னவன்” come from?

என்னவன் (Tamil) comes from Tamil என்ன, 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.

என்னவன் (Tamil): one who is mine

Definitions

  1. one who is mine

Ancestry of “என்னவன்”, step by step

என்னவன் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil என்ன

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎன்னwhat
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

via Tamil அவன்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅவன்he, that (male) person
2Tamilஅ-that
3Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Tamil எ- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *iyā- →