Where does “காசம்” come from?

காசம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit कास, from Sanskrit कक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káćšas, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

காசம் (Tamil): tuberculosis an infectious disease

Definitions

  1. tuberculosis an infectious disease

Ancestry of “காசம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकासgoing, motion; cough
2Sanskritकक्षarmpit; a room or apartment or other segregated...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankáćšasarmpit
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káćšas →Every word from Sanskrit कक्ष →