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Where does “aloe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “aloe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaloē—
2Ancient Greekἀλόηaloe
3Hebrewאֲהָלִים—
4Tamilஅகில்—
5Old Tamil𑀅𑀓𑀺𑀮𑁰—
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