Where does “அகம்படி” come from?

அகம்படி (Tamil) comes from Tamil படி, from Sanskrit पठ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH-.

அகம்படி (Tamil): inside

Definitions

  1. inside

Ancestry of “அகம்படி”, step by step

அகம்படி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil படி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபடிto read, recite, chant
2Sanskritपठ्to read or repeat aloud, recite, rehearse
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*pl̥tH-—

via Tamil அகம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅகம்inside, that which is inner, internal
2Proto-Dravidian*akaminside
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH- →Every word from Sanskrit पठ् →Every word from Tamil படி →