Where does “ఎంత” come from?

ఎంత (Telugu) comes from Telugu ఏ, from Proto-Dravidian *yā.

ఎంత (Telugu): how much; how many

Definitions

  1. how much; how many

Ancestry of “ఎంత”, step by step

ఎంత traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu ఏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఏinterrogative adjective; which, what
2Proto-Dravidian*yā—

via Telugu అంత

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

Words derived from “ఎంత”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *yā →Every word from Telugu ఏ →