Where does “கஷாயம்” come from?

கஷாயம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit कषाय, from Proto-Indo-European kars-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

கஷாயம் (Tamil): decoction, infusion

Definitions

  1. decoction, infusion

Ancestry of “கஷாயம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकषायastringent
2Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “கஷாயம்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kars- →Every word from Sanskrit कषाय →