Where does “எ-” come from?

எ- (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.

எ- (Tamil): what, which

Definitions

  1. what, which

Ancestry of “எ-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “எ-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *iyā- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yā- →