Where does “பாசம்” come from?

பாசம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit पाश, from Sanskrit प्रास, from Sanskrit प्रास्यति, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

பாசம் (Tamil): affection, love, attachment

Definitions

  1. affection, love, attachment

Ancestry of “பாசம்”, step by step

பாசம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पाश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपाशrope
2Sanskritप्रासcasting, throwing
3Sanskritप्रास्यतिto throw, or hurl forth, to throw into
4Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
5Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-Dravidian *pac-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*pac-green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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