Where does “அகரவரிசை” come from?

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

அகரவரிசை (Tamil): alphabetical order

Definitions

  1. alphabetical order

Ancestry of “அகரவரிசை”, step by step

அகரவரிசை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அகரம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅகரம்one of the names of the first vowel in the Tamil abugida, அ
2Tamilகரம்hand
3Sanskritकरdoer, maker; hand; tax
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Tamil வரிசை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவரிசைorder
2Tamilவரிtax
3Proto-Dravidianwariñcirice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर →