Where does “கைம்மாறு” come from?

கைம்மாறு (Tamil) comes from Tamil கை, from Proto-Dravidian *kay.

கைம்மாறு (Tamil): substitute, exchange

Definitions

  1. substitute, exchange

Ancestry of “கைம்மாறு”, step by step

கைம்மாறு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகைhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—

via Tamil மாறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமாறுto change
2Proto-Dravidian*māṯ(ṯ/-tt-)—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kay →Every word from Tamil கை →