Where does “கடற்கரை” come from?

கடற்கரை (Tamil) comes from Tamil கடல், from Tamil அல், from Tamil அல்- — the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs.

கடற்கரை (Tamil): beach, shore

Definitions

  1. beach, shore

Ancestry of “கடற்கரை”, step by step

கடற்கரை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கடல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகடல்ocean, sea
2Tamilஅல்night, nightfall
3Tamilஅல்-the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs

via Tamil கரை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகரைshore
Every word from Tamil அல்-Every word from Tamil அல்Every word from Tamil கடல்