Where does “ஆற்று” come from?

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

ஆற்று (Tamil): to cool, soothe

Definitions

  1. to cool, soothe

Ancestry of “ஆற்று”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆறுsix (numeral:௬)
2Old Tamil𑀆𑀶𑀼path
3Proto-Dravidian*cāṯusix

Words derived from “ஆற்று”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼 →Every word from Tamil ஆறு →