Where does “காதரம்” come from?

காதரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit कातर, from Sanskrit कतर, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

காதரம் (Tamil): timidity, want of courage

Definitions

  1. timidity, want of courage

Ancestry of “காதரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकातरcowardly, faint-hearted
2Sanskritकतरwho, which ?; whether ?
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →