▁V edic ▁origin ▁because ▁it ▁la cks ▁a ▁S ansk rit ▁root ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁la cks ▁cogn ate ▁par alle ls ▁in ▁other ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁languages . ▁Its ▁root ▁are ▁probably ▁D rav id ian ▁in ▁origin , ▁but ▁the ▁evidence ▁for ▁this ▁alternative ▁hypothesis ▁is ▁also ▁largely ▁missing ▁possibly ▁because ▁dev ot ional ▁worship ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁ancient ▁as ▁H indu ism . ▁Collins ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁roots ▁may ▁be ▁" P u " ▁( flow er ) ▁and ▁" ge " ▁( make ), ▁or ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁" making ▁flower ▁sacrifice ". ▁However , ▁this ▁proposal ▁is ▁problem atic ▁because ▁" P u " ▁comes ▁from ▁an ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁root , ▁while ▁" ge " ▁from ▁D rav id ian . ▁Char pent ier ▁suggests ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁Pu ja ▁may ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁D rav id ian ▁languages . ▁Two ▁possible ▁T amil ▁roots ▁have ▁been ▁suggested : ▁Po os ai ▁" to ▁sm ear ▁with ▁something " ▁or ▁"( ப <0xE0> <0xAF> <0x82> ▁( po o ▁- ▁flower ) ▁+ ▁ ச <0xE0> <0xAF> <0x86> ய ் ▁( se i ▁- ▁do ) ▁= ▁ ப <0xE0> <0xAF> <0x82> ச ை ▁( po os ai )) " ▁" to ▁do ▁with ▁flowers ". ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁According ▁to ▁sch ol ars , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁mentions ▁of ▁p ū j ā ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁G ri h ya ▁S ut ras , ▁which ▁provide ▁rules ▁for ▁domestic ▁r