Where does “கரியமிலவாயு” come from?

கரியமிலவாயு (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.

கரியமிலவாயு (Tamil): carbon dioxide

Definitions

  1. carbon dioxide

Ancestry of “கரியமிலவாயு”, step by step

கரியமிலவாயு 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 கரி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகரிcharcoal, charred wood
2Nepaliखरीchalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁yu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwaHyúš →