Where does “எழுதுகோல்” come from?

எழுதுகோல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கோல், from Proto-Dravidian *kōl — stick, plough-shaft, staff.

எழுதுகோல் (Tamil): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “எழுதுகோல்”, step by step

எழுதுகோல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கோல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகோல்rod, stick
2Proto-Dravidian*kōlstick, plough-shaft, staff

via Tamil எழுது

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎழுதுto write
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kōl →Every word from Tamil கோல் →