Where does “ఏది” come from?

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

ఏది (Telugu): which

Definitions

  1. which

Ancestry of “ఏది”, step by step

ఏది traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu

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

via Telugu అది

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఅదిnon-masculine third-person singular distal...
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *yāEvery word from Telugu