Where does “அடைகஷாயம்” come from?

அடைகஷாயம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கஷாயம், from Sanskrit कषाय, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

அடைகஷாயம் (Tamil): strong decoration of various drugs preserved for a long time

Definitions

  1. strong decoration of various drugs preserved for a long time

Ancestry of “அடைகஷாயம்”, step by step

அடைகஷாயம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கஷாயம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகஷாயம்decoction, infusion
2Sanskritकषायastringent
3Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Tamil அடை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅடைjoining
2Tamilஅடுto be next, near
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kars- →Every word from Sanskrit कषाय →
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