Where does “மகரம்” come from?

மகரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil அகரம், from Tamil கரம், from Sanskrit कर, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

மகரம் (Tamil): one of the many names of the Tamil consonant ம்

Definitions

  1. one of the many names of the Tamil consonant ம்

Ancestry of “மகரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅகரம்one of the names of the first vowel in the Tamil abugida, அ
2Tamilகரம்hand
3Sanskritकरdoer, maker; hand; tax
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर →
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