Where does “ஒலிவாங்கி” come from?

ஒலிவாங்கி (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஒலி — to sound (as a letter), to roar (as the ocean), clamor, tinkle.

ஒலிவாங்கி (Tamil): microphone; mic

Definitions

  1. microphone; mic

Ancestry of “ஒலிவாங்கி”, step by step

ஒலிவாங்கி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஒலி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஒலிto sound (as a letter), to roar (as the ocean), clamor, tinkle

via Tamil வாங்கு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாங்குto buy, purchase
Every word from Tamil ஒலி
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