Where does “தரங்கம்” come from?

தரங்கம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit तरंग, from Sanskrit तॄ, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

தரங்கம் (Tamil): wave, billow

Definitions

  1. wave, billow

Ancestry of “தரங்கம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतरंगsurf; wave
2Sanskritतॄto pass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तॄ →Every word from Sanskrit तरंग →