Where does “சிதைவு” come from?

சிதைவு (Tamil) comes from Tamil சிதை, from Sanskrit चिता, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

சிதைவு (Tamil): degeneracy, ruin, defeat

Definitions

  1. degeneracy, ruin, defeat

Ancestry of “சிதைவு”, step by step

சிதைவு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil சிதை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசிதைfuneral pyre
2Sanskritचिताpile of wood used at funerals for cremating...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Tamil வு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவு—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Sanskrit चिता →Every word from Tamil சிதை →