Where does “திசை” come from?

திசை (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit दिशा, from Proto-Indo-European díḱ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

திசை (Tamil): direction, cardinal points

Definitions

  1. direction, cardinal points

Ancestry of “திசை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदिशाdirection, region, quarter or point of the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandíḱ-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European díḱ-eh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit दिशा →
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