Where does “ἀλόη” come from?

ἀλόη (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew אֲהָלִים, from Tamil அகில், from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 — agar, agarwood.

ἀλόη (Ancient Greek): aloe

Definitions

  1. aloe

Ancestry of “ἀλόη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאֲהָלִים
2Tamilஅகில்agarwood, eaglewood
3Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰agar, agarwood

Words derived from “ἀλόη

Every word from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰Every word from Tamil அகில்Every word from Hebrew אֲהָלִים