Where does “கற்குளி” come from?

கற்குளி (Tamil) comes from Tamil கல், from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ.

கற்குளி (Tamil): to dive in the sea for pearls

Definitions

  1. to dive in the sea for pearls

Ancestry of “கற்குளி”, step by step

கற்குளி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகல்stone (substance); rock
2Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ—

via Tamil குளி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுளிto wash one's body up to the neck
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ →Every word from Tamil கல் →