Where does “சங்கம்” come from?

சங்கம் (Tamil) comes from Old Tamil 𑀘𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀫𑁆, from Sanskrit शङ्ख, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śankʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- — shell, mussel.

சங்கம் (Tamil): club, congregation, assembly, council, senate, academy

Definitions

  1. club, congregation, assembly, council, senate, academy

Ancestry of “சங்கம்”, step by step

சங்கம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tamil 𑀘𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀫𑁆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀘𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀫𑁆union
2Sanskritशङ्खa shell, the conch-shell; a particularly high...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśankʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćankʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóngʰ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel

via Sanskrit सङ्घ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसङ्घassembly; association; group
2Sanskritहन्killing, striking, slaying; to strike, beat; to...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianǰʰan-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱongʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóngʰ-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćankʰás →