Where does “கீழ்வானம்” come from?

கீழ்வானம் (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.

Ancestry of “கீழ்வானம்”, step by step

கீழ்வானம் 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 வானம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவானம்firmament
2Sanskritवानrolling of the tide; blown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kittīną →Every word from Old High German kizzī →