Where does “ఈ” come from?

ఈ (Telugu) comes from Telugu అంత, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.

ఈ (Telugu): This, these, as ఈ చోటున in this place; ఈ కావులు...

Definitions

  1. This, these, as ఈ చోటున in this place; ఈ కావులు...

Ancestry of “ఈ”, step by step

ఈ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu అంత

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅంతwhole; so much; then, afterwards
2Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

via Proto-Dravidian *iH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*iHthis

Words derived from “ఈ”

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