Where does “திக்கு” come from?

திக்கு (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit दिश्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć-.

திக்கு (Tamil): to stutter, stammer habitually, or due to shock, fear etc

Definitions

  1. to stutter, stammer habitually, or due to shock, fear etc

Ancestry of “திக்கு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिश्quarter; region; direction; place; part; quarter,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*dayć-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć- →Every word from Sanskrit दिश् →
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