Where does “මරක්කලය” come from?

මරක්කලය (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil மரக்கலம், from Tamil மர, from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran — tree.

මරක්කලය (Sinhalese): a Moorman, Sri Lankan muslim

Definitions

  1. a Moorman, Sri Lankan muslim

Ancestry of “මරක්කලය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமரக்கலம்boat, craft, ship, vessel
2Tamilமரto be, or to become numb / insensible
3Tamilமரம்tree
4Old Tamil𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆tree
5Proto-Dravidian*marantree
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *maran →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil மரம் →