Where does “பூகம்பம்” come from?

பூகம்பம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit भूकम्प, from Sanskrit कम्प, from Sanskrit कम्प्, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

பூகம்பம் (Tamil): earthquake

Definitions

  1. earthquake

Ancestry of “பூகம்பம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूकम्पan earthquake
2Sanskritकम्पtrembling motion, tremor, shaking; an earthquake;...
3Sanskritकम्प्to tremble, shake; to cause to tremble or shake;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Sanskrit कम्प् →Every word from Sanskrit कम्प →