Where does “ஆய்வு” come from?

ஆய்வு (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆய், from Tamil ஆ, from Old Tamil 𑀆, from Proto-Dravidian *ā — cow.

ஆய்வு (Tamil): investigation, research, study

Definitions

  1. investigation, research, study

Ancestry of “ஆய்வு”, step by step

ஆய்வு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆய்mother
2TamilஆThe second vowel of Tamil, written in the Tamil script
3Old Tamil𑀆cow; the female of an ox
4Proto-Dravidian*ācow

via Tamil வு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவு—

Words derived from “ஆய்வு”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ā →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆 →Every word from Tamil ஆ →