Where does “கடலியல்” come from?

கடலியல் (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.

Ancestry of “கடலியல்”, step by step

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