Where does “மட்டு” come from?

மட்டு (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit मधु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

மட்டு (Tamil): measure, quantity, standard, degree? size, proportion, amount

Definitions

  1. measure, quantity, standard, degree? size, proportion, amount

Ancestry of “மட்டு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमधुhoney
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰuhoney
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “மட்டு”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu →