Where does “சுறவம்” come from?

சுறவம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil அரவம், from Tamil அ-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

சுறவம் (Tamil): the Zodiac sign Capricorn

Definitions

  1. the Zodiac sign Capricorn

Ancestry of “சுறவம்”, step by step

சுறவம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அரவம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅரவம்snake
2Tamilஅ-that
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Tamil சுறா

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசுறாshark
2Proto-Dravidian*coṯac-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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