Where does “கோமுகம்” come from?

கோமுகம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil முகம், from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

கோமுகம் (Tamil): a kind of musical instrument

Definitions

  1. a kind of musical instrument

Ancestry of “கோமுகம்”, step by step

கோமுகம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil முகம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுகம்face
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam

via Tamil கோ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகோking
2Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle

Words derived from “கோமுகம்

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHamEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰamEvery word from Sanskrit मुख