Where does “எவள்” come from?

எவள் (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.

எவள் (Tamil): who, which person

Definitions

  1. who, which person

Ancestry of “எவள்”, step by step

எவள் traces back through two 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 எ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilஎThe seventh vowel in Tamil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *iyā- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yā- →