Where does “வேட்டையன்” come from?

வேட்டையன் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -அன், from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu — Indicates a masculine noun.

வேட்டையன் (Tamil): hunter, huntsman

Definitions

  1. hunter, huntsman

Ancestry of “வேட்டையன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-அன்(singular) masculine suffix particle
2Proto-Dravidian*-anṯuIndicates a masculine noun
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu →Every word from Tamil -அன் →