Where does “கற்றிருத்து” come from?

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

கற்றிருத்து (Tamil): to shape stones (as with a chisel)

Definitions

  1. to shape stones (as with a chisel)

Ancestry of “கற்றிருத்து”, step by step

கற்றிருத்து traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கல்

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

via Tamil திருத்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதிருத்துto correct, rectify, reform
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ →Every word from Tamil கல் →