Where does “அதிகம்” come from?

அதிகம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अधिक, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

அதிகம் (Tamil): much, abundance, surplus, excess

Definitions

  1. much, abundance, surplus, excess

Ancestry of “அதிகம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअधिकadditional, subsequent, supernumerary, redundant,...
2Sanskritअधिover, above
3Sanskritइto go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अधि →