Where does “கீழ்மை” come from?

கீழ்மை (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.

கீழ்மை (Tamil): lowliness, inferiority

Definitions

  1. lowliness, inferiority

Ancestry of “கீழ்மை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகீழ்bottom
2Middle High Germankiz—
3Old High Germankizzī—
4Proto-Germanickittīnąthe young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kittīną →Every word from Old High German kizzī →