Where does “உயிர்ப்பலி” come from?
உயிர்ப்பலி (Tamil) comes from Tamil பலி, from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀮𑀺, from Sanskrit बलि, from Sanskrit बलिन्, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.
உயிர்ப்பலி (Tamil): self-sacrifice
Definitions
- self-sacrifice
Ancestry of “உயிர்ப்பலி”, step by step
உயிர்ப்பலி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil பலி
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | பலி | to happen, come true |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀧𑀮𑀺 | offering |
| 3 | Sanskrit | बलि | offering, gift, oblation |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बलिन् | powerful, strong, mighty, stout, robust |
| 5 | Sanskrit | बल | power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bálas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bálas | strong, forceful |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bel- | to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength |