Where does “ވާރު” come from?

ވާރު (Dhivehi) comes from Tamil வருவாய், from Tamil வாய், from Proto-Dravidian *wāy — mouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword).

ވާރު (Dhivehi): rent (tax)

Definitions

  1. rent (tax)

Ancestry of “ވާރު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவருவாய்origin, source
2Tamilவாய்mouth; beak of birds
3Proto-Dravidian*wāymouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword)
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wāy →Every word from Tamil வாய் →Every word from Tamil வருவாய் →
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