Where does “ஐந்து” come from?

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

ஐந்து (Tamil): five (numeral:௫)

Definitions

  1. five (numeral:௫)

Ancestry of “ஐந்து”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*cayfive

Words derived from “ஐந்து

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cay