Where does “உயிரணு” come from?

உயிரணு (Tamil) comes from Tamil அணு, from Sanskrit अणु — atom, particle; minute, atomic; fine.

உயிரணு (Tamil): cell

Definitions

  1. cell

Ancestry of “உயிரணு”, step by step

உயிரணு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அணு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅணுatom, minute particle of matter
2Sanskritअणुatom, particle; minute, atomic; fine

via Tamil உயிர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉயிர்life, soul
2Proto-Dravidian*ucV-to breathe
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