Where does “ஜகத்” come from?

ஜகத் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit जगत्, from Sanskrit गम्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

ஜகத் (Tamil): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “ஜகத்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजगत्wind, air; the world, the universe; body, the...
2Sanskritगम्to go, move, come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Sanskrit गम् →Every word from Sanskrit जगत् →