Where does “வாய்ச்சுத்தம்” come from?

வாய்ச்சுத்தம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil சுத்தம், from Sanskrit शुद्ध, from Sanskrit शुध्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

வாய்ச்சுத்தம் (Tamil): truthfulness

Definitions

  1. truthfulness

Ancestry of “வாய்ச்சுத்தம்”, step by step

வாய்ச்சுத்தம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil சுத்தம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசுத்தம்cleanliness
2Sanskritशुद्धpure, simple, clear, clean; true, blameless,...
3Sanskritशुध्Class 1; to purify; Class 4
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via Tamil வாய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாய்mouth; beak of birds
2Proto-Dravidian*wāymouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-