Where does “பசுங்கோலா” come from?

பசுங்கோலா (Tamil) comes from Tamil பசு, from Sanskrit पशु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan páśu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

பசுங்கோலா (Tamil): houndfish, Tylosurus crocodilus

Definitions

  1. houndfish, Tylosurus crocodilus

Ancestry of “பசுங்கோலா”, step by step

பசுங்கோலா traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பசு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபசுcow
2Sanskritपशुcattle, kine; any domesticated animal
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpáśu
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Tamil கோலா

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகோலா
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱuEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću
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