Where does “உஷ்ணம்” come from?

உஷ்ணம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit उष्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Huṣṇás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hušnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁usnós.

உஷ்ணம் (Tamil): heat

Definitions

  1. heat

Ancestry of “உஷ்ணம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउष्णwarm, hot; onion
2Proto-Indo-AryanHuṣṇás—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHušnás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁usnós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁usnós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hušnás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Huṣṇás →