Where does “பாகு” come from?

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

பாகு (Tamil): share, portion, lot, division

Definitions

  1. share, portion, lot, division

Ancestry of “பாகு”, step by step

பாகு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பகு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபகுto be split
2Tamilவகுto classify, sort

via Proto-Dravidian *pānkk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*pānkk-betel nut

Words derived from “பாகு

Every word from Tamil வகுEvery word from Tamil பகு