Where does “αλόη” come from?

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

αλόη (Greek): aloe

Definitions

  1. aloe

Ancestry of “αλόη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀλόηaloe
2Hebrewאֲהָלִים
3Tamilஅகில்agarwood, eaglewood
4Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰agar, agarwood
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰Every word from Tamil அகில்Every word from Hebrew אֲהָלִים