Where does “அறிவிலி” come from?

அறிவிலி (Tamil) comes from Tamil இலி, from Tamil இல், from Tamil இல்-, from Proto-Dravidian *cil-.

அறிவிலி (Tamil): an ignorant person, fool

Definitions

  1. an ignorant person, fool

Ancestry of “அறிவிலி”, step by step

அறிவிலி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil இலி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇலிone who is without generally used as a suffix at the end of compounds
2Tamilஇல்house, home
3Tamilஇல்-a negative sign
4Proto-Dravidian*cil-—

via Tamil அறிவு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅறிவுknowledge, wisdom
2Tamil-வுforms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs
3Old Tamil-𑀯𑀼—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cil- →Every word from Tamil இல்- →Every word from Tamil இல் →