Where does “கீழ்காற்று” come from?

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

கீழ்காற்று (Tamil): wind that blows from the East; east wind

Definitions

  1. wind that blows from the East; east wind

Ancestry of “கீழ்காற்று”, step by step

கீழ்காற்று traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கீழ்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகீழ்bottom
2Middle High Germankiz—
3Old High Germankizzī—
4Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat

via Tamil காற்று

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாற்றுwind, air
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kittīną →Every word from Old High German kizzī →