Where does “ஆப்காரி” come from?

ஆப்காரி (Tamil) comes from Persian آبکاری, from Persian آبکار, from Classical Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

ஆப்காரி (Tamil): the manufacture or sale of spiritous liquor

Definitions

  1. the manufacture or sale of spiritous liquor

Ancestry of “ஆப்காரி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآبکاری—
2Persianآبکار—
3Classical Persianآبwater
4Middle Persianʾp̄water
5Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
6Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
7Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →