Where does “திக்காரம்” come from?

திக்காரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit धिक्कार, from Sanskrit -कार, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

திக்காரம் (Tamil): contempt, disregard

Definitions

  1. contempt, disregard

Ancestry of “திக்காரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधिक्कारreproach, contempt, disregard
2Sanskrit-कारdoer
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit -कार →Every word from Sanskrit धिक्कार →