Where does “ஆறுதல்” come from?

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

ஆறுதல் (Tamil): consolation, solace; words of comfort

Definitions

  1. consolation, solace; words of comfort

Ancestry of “ஆறுதல்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆறுsix (numeral:௬)
2Old Tamil𑀆𑀶𑀼path
3Proto-Dravidian*cāṯusix
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼 →Every word from Tamil ஆறு →