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Where does “αλόη” come from?

αλόη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλόη, from Hebrew אֲהָלִים, from Tamil அகில், from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰.

αλόη (Greek): aloe

Definitions

  1. aloe

Ancestry of “αλόη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀλόηaloe
2Hebrewאֲהָלִים—
3Tamilஅகில்—
4Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰—
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰 →