Where does “செவ்வாய்” come from?

செவ்வாய் (Tamil) comes from Tamil வாய், from Proto-Dravidian *wāy — mouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword).

செவ்வாய் (Tamil): the planet Mars

Definitions

  1. the planet Mars

Ancestry of “செவ்வாய்”, step by step

செவ்வாய் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வாய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாய்mouth; beak of birds
2Proto-Dravidian*wāymouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword)

via Tamil செவ்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசெவ்—
2Proto-Dravidianke-red
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wāy →Every word from Tamil வாய் →
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