Where does “கியாழம்” come from?

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

கியாழம் (Tamil): decoction

Definitions

  1. decoction

Ancestry of “கியாழம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकषायastringent
2Proto-Indo-Europeankars-to rub, scrape, scratch; to scratch, scrape, rub,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kars- →Every word from Sanskrit कषाय →
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