Where does “ఈయన” come from?

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

ఈయన (Telugu): he, this person

Definitions

  1. he, this person

Ancestry of “ఈయన”, step by step

ఈయన traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguఈThis, these, as ఈ చోటున in this place; ఈ కావులు...
2Teluguఅంతwhole; so much; then, afterwards
3Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

via Telugu అన్న

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅన్నelder brother
2Proto-Dravidianaṇṇaelder brother
Every word from Proto-Dravidian a- →Every word from Telugu అంత →Every word from Telugu ఈ →