Where does “குகை” come from?

குகை (Tamil) comes from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀓𑁃, from Sanskrit गुहा, from Sanskrit गुह्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- — to hide, conceal.

குகை (Tamil): cave, grotto, mountain cavern

Definitions

  1. cave, grotto, mountain cavern

Ancestry of “குகை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀓𑀼𑀓𑁃—
2Sanskritगुहाhiding place, cave, cavern
3Sanskritगुह्a hiding place, cave, den, lair
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰawȷ́ʰ-to hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit गुह् →Every word from Sanskrit गुहा →