Where does “முதலீடு” come from?

முதலீடு (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஈடு, from Tamil இடு — to lay, place.

முதலீடு (Tamil): investment, capital invested in trade

Definitions

  1. investment, capital invested in trade

Ancestry of “முதலீடு”, step by step

முதலீடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஈடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஈடுequal, same
2Tamilஇடுto lay, place

via Tamil முதல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுதல்first, primary
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