Where does “இடையலிங்கம்” come from?

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

இடையலிங்கம் (Tamil): intersex

Definitions

  1. intersex

Ancestry of “இடையலிங்கம்”, step by step

இடையலிங்கம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அலிங்கம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅலிங்கம்sexless
2Tamilஅ-that
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Tamil இடை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇடைmiddle, mid, centre
2Sanskritइडा—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →