Where does “வரையறை” come from?

வரையறை (Tamil) comes from Tamil அறை, from Tamil அறு, from Tamil ஆறு, from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu — six.

வரையறை (Tamil): limit

Definitions

  1. limit

Ancestry of “வரையறை”, step by step

வரையறை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அறை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅறைroom, apartment, chamber, cell
2Tamilஅறுto be severed, to break
3Tamilஆறுsix (numeral:௬)
4Old Tamil𑀆𑀶𑀼path
5Proto-Dravidian*cāṯusix

via Tamil வரை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவரைto draw, paint
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼 →Every word from Tamil ஆறு →
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