Where does “புறம்போக்கு” come from?

புறம்போக்கு (Tamil) comes from Tamil புறம், from Sanskrit पुर, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

புறம்போக்கு (Tamil): land exempt from assessment, either because it is set aside for communal purposes or because it is uncultivable

Definitions

  1. land exempt from assessment, either because it is set aside for communal purposes or because it is uncultivable

Ancestry of “புறம்போக்கு”, step by step

புறம்போக்கு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil புறம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபுறம்outside, exterior
2Sanskritपुरfortress, castle, city, town; the female...
3Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Tamil போக்கு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபோக்குto cause to go or flow; to send
2Tamilபோto go; Used with the verbal participle of verbs...
3Proto-Dravidianpō-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →