Where does “அரிவாள்மணை” come from?

அரிவாள்மணை (Tamil) comes from Tamil அரிவாள், from Tamil அரி, from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

அரிவாள்மணை (Tamil): a kitchen gadget with a curved iron blade fixed to a base used for cutting vegetables, fish, meat etc to pieces

Definitions

  1. a kitchen gadget with a curved iron blade fixed to a base used for cutting vegetables, fish, meat etc to pieces

Ancestry of “அரிவாள்மணை”, step by step

அரிவாள்மணை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அரிவாள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅரிவாள்sickle
2Tamilஅரிenemy; reaped handful of paddy rice
3Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
4Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Tamil மணை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமணைa low, wooden seat
2Tamilமண்ணை
3Tamil-ஐmakes nouns from verbs
4Tamilதொல்லைannoyance, vexation
5Tamilதொலைto become lost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHišEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ
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