Where does “பொருளாதாரம்” come from?

பொருளாதாரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆதாரம், from Sanskrit आधार, from Sanskrit धार, from Sanskrit धृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

பொருளாதாரம் (Tamil): economy

Definitions

  1. economy

Ancestry of “பொருளாதாரம்”, step by step

பொருளாதாரம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆதாரம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆதாரம்support, ground, basis
2Sanskritआधारbottom; foundation, basis
3Sanskritधार—
4Sanskritधृto hold
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰar-to hold, carry; to bear, support
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Tamil பொருள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபொருள்thing, substance, matter, entity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit धृ →