Where does “aloes” come from?

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

Ancestry of “aloes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaloēThe aloe
2Ancient Greekἀλόηaloe
3Hebrewאֲהָלִים
4Tamilஅகில்agarwood, eaglewood
5Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰agar, agarwood

Words derived from “aloes

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