Where does “ஐயா” come from?

ஐயா (Tamil) comes from Pali ayya, from Sanskrit आर्य, from Pali อริย — Thai script form of ariya.

ஐயா (Tamil): sir respectable term of addressing a man

Definitions

  1. sir respectable term of addressing a man

Ancestry of “ஐயா”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliayyanoble
2Sanskritआर्यan Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
3PaliอริยThai script form of ariya
Every word from Pali อริย →Every word from Sanskrit आर्य →Every word from Pali ayya →