Where does “காதம்” come from?

காதம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit घात, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

காதம் (Tamil): a measure of distance of roughly ten miles

Definitions

  1. a measure of distance of roughly ten miles

Ancestry of “காதம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritघातa blow, bruise; slaying, killing; injuring,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Sanskrit घात →