Where does “மூத்திரம்” come from?

மூத்திரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit मूत्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHtram, from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom — excrement, urine; filth, sediment.

மூத்திரம் (Tamil): urine

Definitions

  1. urine

Ancestry of “மூத்திரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूत्रurine
2Proto-Indo-IranianmúHtramexcrement, urine
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHtram →Every word from Sanskrit मूत्र →