Where does “காத்திரம்” come from?

காத்திரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit गात्र, from Sanskrit गा, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

காத்திரம் (Tamil): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “காத்திரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगात्र"instrument of moving", a limb or a part of the...
2Sanskritगाto go, go towards, come, approach; to go after,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit गा →Every word from Sanskrit गात्र →