Where does “விஷயம்” come from?

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

விஷயம் (Tamil): issue, matter, subject, topic, affair, deed, non-physical thing

Definitions

  1. issue, matter, subject, topic, affair, deed, non-physical thing

Ancestry of “விஷயம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविषयa thing
2Sanskritविषpoison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwiṣás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-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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