Where does “பை” come from?

பை (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian *pac- — green, yellow.

பை (Tamil): bag, sack, satchel; pocket; greenness, freshness

Definitions

  1. bag, sack, satchel; pocket; greenness, freshness

Ancestry of “பை”, step by step

பை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Dravidian *pac-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*pac-green, yellow

via Tamil பெய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெய்to fall (as rain, snow, hail etc.)

Words derived from “பை”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pac- →