Where does “மிருகம்” come from?

மிருகம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

மிருகம் (Tamil): animal, beast

Definitions

  1. animal, beast

Ancestry of “மிருகம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Sanskrit मृग →
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