Where does “கற்பாழி” come from?

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

கற்பாழி (Tamil): a cave cut into a rock, a cavern in a rock

Definitions

  1. a cave cut into a rock, a cavern in a rock

Ancestry of “கற்பாழி”, step by step

கற்பாழி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கல்

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

via Tamil பாழி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபாழி—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ →Every word from Tamil கல் →