Where does “ஐ” come from?

ஐ (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian *cay — five.

ஐ (Tamil): The ninth vowel in Tamil

Definitions

  1. The ninth vowel in Tamil

Ancestry of “ஐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*cayfive

Words derived from “ஐ”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cay →