Where does “பற்பசை” come from?

பற்பசை (Tamil) comes from Tamil பசை, from Tamil பசுமை, 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.

பற்பசை (Tamil): toothpaste

Definitions

  1. toothpaste

Ancestry of “பற்பசை”, step by step

பற்பசை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பசை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபசைglue, paste
2Tamilபசுமைgreenness, verdure
3Tamilபசுcow
4Sanskritपशुcattle, kine; any domesticated animal
5Proto-Indo-Aryanpáśu—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Tamil பல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபல்tooth
2Proto-Dravidian*pal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću →