Where does “-ஆவது” come from?

-ஆவது (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆ, from Old Tamil 𑀆, from Proto-Dravidian *ā — cow.

-ஆவது (Tamil): at least; even

Definitions

  1. at least; even

Ancestry of “-ஆவது”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilஆThe second vowel of Tamil, written in the Tamil script
2Old Tamil𑀆cow; the female of an ox
3Proto-Dravidian*ācow

Words derived from “-ஆவது”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ā →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆 →Every word from Tamil ஆ →