Where does “அகரம்” come from?

அகரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கரம், from Sanskrit कर, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

அகரம் (Tamil): one of the names of the first vowel in the Tamil abugida, அ

Definitions

  1. one of the names of the first vowel in the Tamil abugida, அ

Ancestry of “அகரம்”, step by step

அகரம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கரம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகரம்hand
2Sanskritकरdoer, maker; hand; tax
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Tamil அ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅthere, that
2Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

Words derived from “அகரம்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर →