Where does “அலங்காரம்” come from?

அலங்காரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अलंकार, from Sanskrit अलंकृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

அலங்காரம் (Tamil): adornment, decoration

Definitions

  1. adornment, decoration

Ancestry of “அலங்காரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअलंकारthe act of decorating
2Sanskritअलंकृto decorate, ornament
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit अलंकृ →