Where does “அலிங்கம்” come from?

அலிங்கம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil அ-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

அலிங்கம் (Tamil): sexless

Definitions

  1. sexless

Ancestry of “அலிங்கம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅ-that
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “அலிங்கம்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →