Where does “கட்டுமரம்” come from?
கட்டுமரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran.
Ancestry of “கட்டுமரம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | மரம் | tree |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *maran | — |