Where does “கல்லீரல்” come from?

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

கல்லீரல் (Tamil): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “கல்லீரல்”, step by step

கல்லீரல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கல்

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

via Tamil ஈரல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஈரல்internal organ in the body
2Tamil-அல்forms gerunds out of verbs
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ →Every word from Tamil கல் →