Where does “என்னை” come from?

என்னை (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.

என்னை (Tamil): my father

Definitions

  1. my father

Ancestry of “என்னை”, step by step

என்னை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil என்

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

via Tamil ஐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilஐThe ninth vowel in Tamil
2Proto-Dravidian*cayfive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Tamil எ- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *iyā- →