Where does “கடைவாய்” come from?

கடைவாய் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கடை, from Tamil குடை, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃 — umbrella, parasol.

கடைவாய் (Tamil): corner of the mouth

Definitions

  1. corner of the mouth

Ancestry of “கடைவாய்”, step by step

கடைவாய் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கடை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகடைshop
2Tamilகுடைumbrella
3Old Tamil𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃umbrella, parasol

via Tamil வாய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாய்mouth; beak of birds
2Proto-Dravidian*wāymouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword)
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