Where does “அமை” come from?

அமை (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अमावास्या, from Rajasthani अमा, from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.

அமை (Tamil): to become still, quiet, to subside

Definitions

  1. to become still, quiet, to subside

Ancestry of “அமை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअमावास्याday of the new moon
2Rajasthaniअमाmother
3Sanskritअम्बाa mother, good woman
4Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)anmáH—

Words derived from “அமை”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH →Every word from Sanskrit अम्बा →Every word from Rajasthani अमा →