Where does “ఆయన” come from?

ఆయన (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఆ, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.

ఆయన (Telugu): he

Definitions

  1. he

Ancestry of “ఆయన”, step by step

ఆయన traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఆ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఆAbbreviation of ఆటవెలది; the letter
2Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

via Telugu అన్న

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅన్నelder brother
2Proto-Dravidianaṇṇaelder brother

Words derived from “ఆయన”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian a- →Every word from Telugu ఆ →