Where does “சிற்பம்” come from?

சிற்பம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit शिल्प, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

சிற்பம் (Tamil): sculpture

Definitions

  1. sculpture

Ancestry of “சிற்பம்”, step by step

சிற்பம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शिल्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिल्पart; art; crafts; etc; craft, artifact
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Tamil சில்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசில்small, slight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Sanskrit शिल्प