Where does “ஆற்றல்” come from?

ஆற்றல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆற்று, from Tamil ஆறு, from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu — six.

ஆற்றல் (Tamil): strength, power, ability; capacity, capability

Definitions

  1. strength, power, ability; capacity, capability

Ancestry of “ஆற்றல்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆற்றுto cool, soothe
2Tamilஆறுsix (numeral:௬)
3Old Tamil𑀆𑀶𑀼path
4Proto-Dravidian*cāṯusix
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼 →Every word from Tamil ஆறு →