Where does “இரகசியம்” come from?

இரகசியம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ரகசியம், from Sanskrit रहस्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raȷ́ʰ- — to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon.

Ancestry of “இரகசியம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilரகசியம்secret
2Sanskritरहस्यsecret, private, clandestine, concealed,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianraȷ́ʰ-to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon
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