Where does “கீழ்” come from?

கீழ் (Tamil) comes from Middle High German kiz, from Old High German kizzī, from Proto-Germanic kittīną, from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- — kid, goatling, little goat.

கீழ் (Tamil): bottom

Definitions

  1. bottom

Ancestry of “கீழ்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankiz—
2Old High Germankizzī—
3Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
4Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

Words derived from “கீழ்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kittīną →Every word from Old High German kizzī →