Where does “அலுப்பினாத்தி” come from?

அலுப்பினாத்தி (Tamil) comes from Portuguese alfinete, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال, from Arabic خِلَال — pin, peg.

அலுப்பினாத்தி (Tamil): safety pin

Definitions

  1. safety pin

Ancestry of “அலுப்பினாத்தி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealfinetepin; safety pin
2Andalusian Arabicاَلْخِلَال—
3Arabicخِلَالpin, peg
Every word from Arabic خِلَال →Every word from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال →Every word from Portuguese alfinete →