Where does “அரைகுறை” come from?

அரைகுறை (Tamil) comes from Tamil குறை, from Proto-Dravidian *kuṯay.

அரைகுறை (Tamil): imperfection, deficiency

Definitions

  1. imperfection, deficiency

Ancestry of “அரைகுறை”, step by step

அரைகுறை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil குறை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுறைto diminish, decrease, lessen, abate, wane, dwindle, decline
2Proto-Dravidian*kuṯay—

via Tamil அரை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅரைhalf
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kuṯay →Every word from Tamil குறை →