Where does “பாய்மா” come from?

பாய்மா (Tamil) comes from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

பாய்மா (Tamil): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “பாய்மா”, step by step

பாய்மா traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மா

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமாanimal, beast; horse; elephant
2Old Tamil𑀫𑀸big
3Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Tamil பாய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபாய்to leap, jump
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpāy-to guard, graze, feed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →