Where does “சிறுசெய்” come from?

சிறுசெய் (Tamil) comes from Tamil செய், from Proto-Dravidian ke- — red.

சிறுசெய் (Tamil): small cultivated plot, garden bed

Definitions

  1. small cultivated plot, garden bed

Ancestry of “சிறுசெய்”, step by step

சிறுசெய் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil செய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசெய்to do, perform, create, make, accomplish
2Proto-Dravidianke-red

via Tamil சிறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசிறுsmall, little, insignificant
Every word from Proto-Dravidian ke-Every word from Tamil செய்