Where does “அலங்கு” come from?

அலங்கு (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian *alank- — to shake.

அலங்கு (Tamil): to move, shake, swing, dangle, be in motion

Definitions

  1. to move, shake, swing, dangle, be in motion

Ancestry of “அலங்கு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*alank-to shake

Words derived from “அலங்கு

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *alank-