Where does “உள்ளங்கால்” come from?

உள்ளங்கால் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கால், from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

உள்ளங்கால் (Tamil): as opp. to புறங்கால்

Definitions

  1. as opp. to புறங்கால்

Ancestry of “உள்ளங்கால்”, step by step

உள்ளங்கால் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கால்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகால்leg
2Old Swedishkāl—
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Tamil உள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉள்to be, exist
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →