Where does “ஆறு” come from?

ஆறு (Tamil) comes from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu — six.

ஆறு (Tamil): six (numeral:௬)

Definitions

  1. six (numeral:௬)

Ancestry of “ஆறு”, step by step

ஆறு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀆𑀶𑀼path
2Proto-Dravidian*cāṯusix

via Proto-Dravidian *āṯ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*āṯ-to become cool, to dry up

Words derived from “ஆறு”

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