Where does “சமையற்கூடம்” come from?

சமையற்கூடம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கூடம், from Tamil அம், from Sanskrit अम्, from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃- — to grab, take; to swear.

சமையற்கூடம் (Tamil): kitchen

Definitions

  1. kitchen

Ancestry of “சமையற்கூடம்”, step by step

சமையற்கூடம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கூடம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகூடம்assemblage, hall, a large room
2Tamilஅம்beauty, prettiness
3Sanskritअम्to injure, be harmful, perishable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃emh₃-to grab, take; to swear

via Tamil சமையல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசமையல்cooking
2Tamil-அல்forms gerunds out of verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃emh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit अम् →Every word from Tamil அம் →