Where does “கொடுமரம்” come from?

கொடுமரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran — tree.

கொடுமரம் (Tamil): bow

Definitions

  1. bow

Ancestry of “கொடுமரம்”, step by step

கொடுமரம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மரம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமரம்tree
2Old Tamil𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆tree
3Proto-Dravidian*marantree

via Tamil கொடுமை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகொடுமைcruelty, tyranny, inhumanity
2Tamilமைthe alphasyllabic
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *maran →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil மரம் →