Where does “அவகாசம்” come from?

அவகாசம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अवकाश, from Sanskrit काश, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

அவகாசம் (Tamil): time, leisure time, occasion, opportunity

Definitions

  1. time, leisure time, occasion, opportunity

Ancestry of “அவகாசம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवकाशchance; occasion; opportunity
2Sanskritकाशshining-brightly
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit काश →Every word from Sanskrit अवकाश →