Where does “அத்தியாயம்” come from?

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

அத்தியாயம் (Tamil): chapter, division of a book

Definitions

  1. chapter, division of a book

Ancestry of “அத்தியாயம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअध्यायlesson, lecture; chapter, reading; the time for a...
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 →