Where does “ఇంటాయన” come from?
ఇంటాయన (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఆయన, from Telugu ఆ, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.
ఇంటాయన (Telugu): A householder; husband
Ancestry of “ఇంటాయన”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | ఆయన | he |
| 2 | Telugu | ఆ | Abbreviation of ఆటవెలది; the letter |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | a- | that, that there |