Where does “சுங்கம்” come from?

சுங்கம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit शुल्क, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

சுங்கம் (Tamil): duty on goods, customs, tolls

Definitions

  1. duty on goods, customs, tolls

Ancestry of “சுங்கம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशुल्कduty, fee, toll, custom; price, value; dowry
2Dravidiandra—
3Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “சுங்கம்”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit शुल्क →
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