Where does “மசிர்” come from?

மசிர் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit श्मश्रु, from Proto-Indo-European smoḱru, from Proto-Indo-European smóḱwr̥ — beard.

மசிர் (Tamil): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “மசிர்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritश्मश्रुbeard; moustache
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmoḱrubeard
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmóḱwr̥beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smóḱwr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smoḱru →Every word from Sanskrit श्मश्रु →