Where does “ஏலம்” come from?

ஏலம் (Tamil) comes from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic إِعْلَام, from Arabic أَعْلَمَ — to inform.

ஏலம் (Tamil): cardamom plant (Elettaria cardamomum)

Definitions

  1. cardamom plant (Elettaria cardamomum)

Ancestry of “ஏலம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseleilãoauction
2Arabicإِعْلَامnotice, instruction
3Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform
Every word from Arabic أَعْلَمَ →Every word from Arabic إِعْلَام →Every word from Portuguese leilão →