Where does “உய்” come from?

உய் (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian *ucV- — to breathe.

உய் (Tamil): to live, subsist, have being

Definitions

  1. to live, subsist, have being

Ancestry of “உய்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*ucV-to breathe

Words derived from “உய்

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ucV-