Where does “வாக்கியம்” come from?

வாக்கியம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

வாக்கியம் (Tamil): speech, saying, command, assertion, statement

Definitions

  1. speech, saying, command, assertion, statement

Ancestry of “வாக்கியம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाक्यspeech, saying, assertion, statement, command,...
2Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वाक्य →
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