Where does “பெருங்காயம்” come from?

பெருங்காயம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil பெரும், from Tamil பெரு, from English Peru, from Spanish Perú, from Quechua pelu — river.

பெருங்காயம் (Tamil): asafoetida

Definitions

  1. asafoetida

Ancestry of “பெருங்காயம்”, step by step

பெருங்காயம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பெரும்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெரும்big, great, large, major
2Tamilபெருbig, huge, great, immense, excessive, severe
3EnglishPeruPlaces in the United States
4SpanishPerúPeru
5Quechuapeluriver

via Tamil காயம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாயம்wound, injury, bruise
2Tamilகாய்unripe fruit
3Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

Words derived from “பெருங்காயம்”

Every word from Quechua pelu →Every word from Spanish Perú →Every word from English Peru →