Where does “எப்போதும்” come from?

எப்போதும் (Tamil) comes from Tamil எப்போது, 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.

Ancestry of “எப்போதும்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎப்போது—
2Tamilஎ-what, which
3Proto-Turkicyā-—
4Proto-Tocharian*iyā-to go, travel
5Proto-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- →