Where does “விருச்சிகம்” come from?

விருச்சிகம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit वृश्चिक, from Sanskrit व्रश्च्, from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

விருச்சிகம் (Tamil): the Zodiac sign Scorpio

Definitions

  1. the Zodiac sign Scorpio

Ancestry of “விருச்சிகம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृश्चिकscorpion; the zodiacal sign Scorpio; centipede
2Sanskritव्रश्च्to cut
3Indo-Iranian*Hwr̥ščáti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- →Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti →Every word from Sanskrit व्रश्च् →