Where does “உய்கை” come from?

உய்கை (Tamil) comes from Tamil கை, from Proto-Dravidian *kay.

உய்கை (Tamil): salvation, deliverance

Definitions

  1. salvation, deliverance

Ancestry of “உய்கை”, step by step

உய்கை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகைhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—

via Tamil உய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉய்to live, subsist, have being
2Proto-Dravidian*ucV-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kay →