Where does “இலி” come from?

இலி (Tamil) comes from Tamil இல், from Tamil இல்-, from Proto-Dravidian *cil-.

இலி (Tamil): one who is without generally used as a suffix at the end of compounds

Definitions

  1. one who is without generally used as a suffix at the end of compounds

Ancestry of “இலி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇல்house, home
2Tamilஇல்-a negative sign
3Proto-Dravidian*cil-—

Words derived from “இலி”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cil- →