Where does “ஊர்த்தலைமை” come from?

ஊர்த்தலைமை (Tamil) comes from Tamil தலைமை, from Tamil தலை, from Proto-Dravidian *talay — head.

ஊர்த்தலைமை (Tamil): office of village chief, position of the accredited headman of a caste or guild community

Definitions

  1. office of village chief, position of the accredited headman of a caste or guild community

Ancestry of “ஊர்த்தலைமை”, step by step

ஊர்த்தலைமை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தலைமை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதலைமைheadship, leadership
2Tamilதலைhead
3Proto-Dravidian*talayhead

via Tamil ஊர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஊர்city, town, village, place, locality
2Old Tamil𑀊𑀭𑁆—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *talay →Every word from Tamil தலை →Every word from Tamil தலைமை →