Where does “ஆகுபெயர்” come from?

ஆகுபெயர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil பெயர், from Old Tamil 𑀧𑁳𑀬𑀭𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *pinccVr — name.

ஆகுபெயர் (Tamil): metonymy, synecdoche

Definitions

  1. metonymy, synecdoche

Ancestry of “ஆகுபெயர்”, step by step

ஆகுபெயர் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பெயர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெயர்name, designation, epithet, identity
2Old Tamil𑀧𑁳𑀬𑀭𑁆name
3Proto-Dravidian*pinccVrname

via Tamil ஆகு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆகு—
2Proto-Dravidian*ā-k-—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pinccVr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀧𑁳𑀬𑀭𑁆 →Every word from Tamil பெயர் →