Where does “இருக்கை” come from?

இருக்கை (Tamil) comes from Tamil இரு, from Proto-Dravidian iru, from Proto-Dravidian *ir-aṇ-ṭu.

இருக்கை (Tamil): seat

Definitions

  1. seat

Ancestry of “இருக்கை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇருto be, exist, be present
2Proto-Dravidianirutwo
3Proto-Dravidian*ir-aṇ-ṭu—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ir-aṇ-ṭu →Every word from Proto-Dravidian iru →Every word from Tamil இரு →