Where does “தாலித்துக்கம்” come from?
தாலித்துக்கம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil துக்கம், from Sanskrit दुःख, from Sanskrit दुस्-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan duš-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian duš-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.
தாலித்துக்கம் (Tamil): mourning observed by a woman on her widowhood
Definitions
- mourning observed by a woman on her widowhood
Ancestry of “தாலித்துக்கம்”, step by step
தாலித்துக்கம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil துக்கம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | துக்கம் | sorrow, distress, grief |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दुःख | sorrow, distress, suffering, grief, misery,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दुस्- | ill-, mal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | duš- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | duš- | bad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |
via Tamil தாலி
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | தாலி | tali, the central piece of a neck ornament solemnly tied by the bridegroom around the bride's neck as marriage-badge |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्थाली | earthen dish |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्थाल | vessel, pot |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्थल | chapter, section; Name of a son of बल; a heap of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |