Where does “அல்லி” come from?

அல்லி (Tamil) comes from Tamil அல், from Tamil அல்- — the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs.

அல்லி (Tamil): any water-lily, Nymphaea lotus

Definitions

  1. any water-lily, Nymphaea lotus

Ancestry of “அல்லி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅல்night, nightfall
2Tamilஅல்-the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs

Words derived from “அல்லி”

Every word from Tamil அல்- →Every word from Tamil அல் →