Where does “உயிரளபெடை” come from?

உயிரளபெடை (Tamil) comes from Tamil உயிர், from Proto-Dravidian *ucV- — to breathe.

உயிரளபெடை (Tamil): a vowel which sounds with more than its normal quantity, which fact is indicated in writing by placing a short vowel of the class after the long vowel

Definitions

  1. a vowel which sounds with more than its normal quantity, which fact is indicated in writing by placing a short vowel of the class after the long vowel

Ancestry of “உயிரளபெடை”, step by step

உயிரளபெடை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil உயிர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉயிர்life, soul
2Proto-Dravidian*ucV-to breathe

via Tamil அளபெடை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅளபெடைsound lengthening
2Tamilஅளபு
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ucV-