Where does “ரேவு” come from?

ரேவு (Tamil) comes from English rave, from Middle English raven, from Old English hræfn, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

ரேவு (Tamil): port, harbour, landing place, ford

Definitions

  1. port, harbour, landing place, ford

Ancestry of “ரேவு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraveAn enthusiastic review; An all-night dance party...
2Middle Englishravento wander; to rave; talk like a madman
3Old Englishhræfnraven
4Proto-West Germanichrabnraven
5Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-