Where does “அதிகாரம்” come from?
அதிகாரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अधिकार, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.
அதிகாரம் (Tamil): public office, power, authority; rule, dominion,...
Definitions
- public office, power, authority; rule, dominion,...
Ancestry of “அதிகாரம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अधिकार | authority; government, rule, administration,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अधि | over, above |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इ | to go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |