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Where does “அளவு” come from?
அளவு (Tamil) comes from Tamil -வு, from Old Tamil -𑀯𑀼.
அளவு
(Tamil): amount, quantity
Definitions
amount, quantity
Ancestry of “அளவு”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Tamil
-வு
forms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs
2
Old Tamil
-𑀯𑀼
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Words derived from “அளவு”
எள்ளளவும்
அளவுகோல்
அவ்வளவு
எவ்வளவு
கொள்ளளவு
எவ்வளவோ
Every word from Old Tamil -𑀯𑀼 →
Every word from Tamil -வு →