Where does “விஷம்” come from?

விஷம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

விஷம் (Tamil): poison, venom

Definitions

  1. poison, venom

Ancestry of “விஷம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás →
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