Where does “இரத்தம்” come from?

இரத்தம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ரத்தம், from Sanskrit रक्त, from Sanskrit रञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-.

இரத்தம் (Tamil): blood

Definitions

  1. blood

Ancestry of “இரத்தம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilரத்தம்blood
2Sanskritरक्तred; safflower L; Barringtonia acutangula L
3Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
4Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg- →Every word from Sanskrit रञ्ज् →Every word from Sanskrit रक्त →