Where does “ஏனென்றால்” come from?

ஏனென்றால் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஏன், from Proto-Dravidian *yā.

ஏனென்றால் (Tamil): because; the reason being

Definitions

  1. because; the reason being

Ancestry of “ஏனென்றால்”, step by step

ஏனென்றால் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஏன்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஏன்why
2Proto-Dravidian*yā—

via Tamil என்றால்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎன்றால்if (it is) said so
2Tamilஎன்றுthat, as — relative particle and quotative marker, used after a verb or noun; connects the verb with the speaker's thoughts or indicates an action or cause
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *yā →Every word from Tamil ஏன் →