Where does “குதிரைப்பந்தி” come from?

குதிரைப்பந்தி (Tamil) comes from Tamil பந்தி, from Sanskrit पङ्क्ति, from Sanskrit पञ्च, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

குதிரைப்பந்தி (Tamil): row of horses

Definitions

  1. row of horses

Ancestry of “குதிரைப்பந்தி”, step by step

குதிரைப்பந்தி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பந்தி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபந்திto tie, bind, fasten, connect, confine
2Sanskritपङ्क्तिa group of five
3Sanskritपञ्चcombining form of पञ्चन्; five
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpánća—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpánčafive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Tamil குதிரை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுதிரைhorse; knight
2Proto-Dravidian*kut-ir-ay—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pánča →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pánća →