Where does “இராசி” come from?

இராசி (Tamil) comes from Tamil ராசி, from Sanskrit राशि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać-, from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- — to bind.

இராசி (Tamil): row, line, range, file; collection, flock,...

Definitions

  1. row, line, range, file; collection, flock,...

Ancestry of “இராசி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilராசிcollection, flock, assemblage
2Sanskritराशिa heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanrāśíṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianrāćíš—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianrać-to bind, tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreḱ-to bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš →