Where does “எம்மை” come from?

எம்மை (Tamil) comes from Proto-Turkic yā-, from Proto-Tocharian *iyā-, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

எம்மை (Tamil): which birth, in metempsychosis

Definitions

  1. which birth, in metempsychosis

Ancestry of “எம்மை”, step by step

எம்மை traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic yā-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyā-—
2Proto-Tocharian*iyā-to go, travel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Tamil ஐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilஐThe ninth vowel in Tamil
2Proto-Dravidian*cayfive

via Tamil எம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎம்our (excluding the person(s) being addressed)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *iyā- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yā- →