Where does “ஆறாவது” come from?

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

ஆறாவது (Tamil): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “ஆறாவது”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-ஆவதுat least; even
2TamilஆThe second vowel of Tamil, written in the Tamil script
3Old Tamil𑀆cow; the female of an ox
4Proto-Dravidian*ācow
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ā →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆 →Every word from Tamil ஆ →