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Where does “aloe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “aloe”, step by step

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