Where does “பங்கு” come from?

பங்கு (Tamil) comes from Tamil பகு, from Tamil வகு — to classify, sort.

பங்கு (Tamil): share, portion, part, quota

Definitions

  1. share, portion, part, quota

Ancestry of “பங்கு”, step by step

பங்கு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பகு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபகுto be split
2Tamilவகுto classify, sort

via Sanskrit पङ्गु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपङ्गुlame

Words derived from “பங்கு”

Every word from Tamil வகு →Every word from Tamil பகு →