Where does “தொகுதியெண்” come from?

தொகுதியெண் (Tamil) comes from Tamil எண், from Proto-Dravidian *eṇ.

தொகுதியெண் (Tamil): numerator

Definitions

  1. numerator

Ancestry of “தொகுதியெண்”, step by step

தொகுதியெண் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil எண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎண்number
2Proto-Dravidian*eṇ—

via Tamil தொகுதி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதொகுதிseries, class (as of persons or things)
2Tamil-தி—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *eṇ →Every word from Tamil எண் →