Where does “இனப்படுகொலை” come from?

இனப்படுகொலை (Tamil) comes from Tamil படுகொலை, from Tamil படு, from Sanskrit पट, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

இனப்படுகொலை (Tamil): genocide; ethnic cleansing

Definitions

  1. genocide; ethnic cleansing

Ancestry of “இனப்படுகொலை”, step by step

இனப்படுகொலை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil படுகொலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபடுகொலைcruel murder; massacre
2Tamilபடுto strike, land on, fall on, touch, come into contact with
3Sanskritपटgarment, piece of cloth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Tamil இன

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇன—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Sanskrit पट →Every word from Tamil படு →