Where does “ஊடகம்” come from?

ஊடகம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -அகம், from Tamil அகம், from Proto-Dravidian *akam — inside.

ஊடகம் (Tamil): medium

Definitions

  1. medium

Ancestry of “ஊடகம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-அகம்denoting a place where a specific action or occupation is conducted, or a person is housed
2Tamilஅகம்inside, that which is inner, internal
3Proto-Dravidian*akaminside
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *akam →Every word from Tamil -அகம் →Every word from Tamil அகம் →