Where does “தாத்திரம்” come from?

தாத்திரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit दात्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtram — a sickle, scythe.

தாத்திரம் (Tamil): an axe

Definitions

  1. an axe

Ancestry of “தாத்திரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदात्रa sickle; a kind of crooked knife
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*dáHtrama sickle, scythe
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtram →Every word from Sanskrit दात्र →