Where does “மேஷம்” come from?

மேஷம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit मेष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European móysos — sheep, skin of sheep.

மேஷம் (Tamil): the Zodiac sign Aries

Definitions

  1. the Zodiac sign Aries

Ancestry of “மேஷம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेषram, sheep; fleece; anything woollen; the sign of...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmayšásram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmóysossheep, skin of sheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European móysos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás →Every word from Sanskrit मेष →