Where does “எரிவாயு” come from?

எரிவாயு (Tamil) comes from Tamil வாயு, from Sanskrit वायु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

எரிவாயு (Tamil): natural gas

Definitions

  1. natural gas

Ancestry of “எரிவாயு”, step by step

எரிவாயு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வாயு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாயுwind, air
2Sanskritवायुwind; air; the wind of the body, a vital air
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwaHyúṣ
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwaHyúšwind, air
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁yu-wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Tamil எரி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎரிto burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš
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