Where does “பணியாற்று” come from?

பணியாற்று (Tamil) comes from Tamil பணி, from Sanskrit फणिन्, from Sanskrit -इन्, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

பணியாற்று (Tamil): to work (in an office, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to work (in an office, etc.)

Ancestry of “பணியாற்று”, step by step

பணியாற்று traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பணி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபணிwork, service, trade, art, pursuit
2Sanskritफणिन्"hooded", a serpent (Naja naja, syn. Coluber naja)
3Sanskrit-इन्possessing, showing possession, doer
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Tamil ஆற்று

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆற்றுto cool, soothe
2Tamilஆறுsix (numeral:௬)
3Old Tamil𑀆𑀶𑀼path
4Proto-Dravidian*cāṯusix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-
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