Pali ojā (6)
Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary says Pali word ojā means “strength, but only in the meaning of strength-giving and nutritive essence (applied to food).” The compound form of ojā is oja. For example, ojadāna. It also has cognates in other Indo-European languages. For instance, ojas in Sanskrit and oja in Buddhist Sanskrit. He also states that ojā is hypothetically from *aug, meaning “to increase,” as in Latin auges, augustus, and auxilium; Gothic aukan (augment); and Anglo-Saxon ēacian. These cognates and ojā trace their origin to Tamil ākutal through the transformation of ākutal > ójas > ojā. The following words, related to ojā, also originate from Tamil ākutal.
ugga, (Vedic ugra, from ukṣati, weak base of vakṣ as in vakṣana and vakṣayati) mighty, huge, strong, fierce, grave, a mighty or great person, noble lord. ugga-putta, a nobleman, mighty lord. ojavant, (from ojā) possessing strengthening qualities, giving strength. ojavantatā, (abstract from ojavant) richness in sap, strength giving (nourishing) quality (of milk). niroja, (nis+oja) tasteless, insipid.