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Where does “புஸ்தகம்” come from?

புஸ்தகம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.

புஸ்தகம் (Tamil): Alternative form of புத்தகம்

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of புத்தகம்

Ancestry of “புஸ்தகம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—
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