Where does “கல்விநிலையம்” come from?

கல்விநிலையம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நிலையம், from Tamil நிலை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.

கல்விநிலையம் (Tamil): educational institution

Definitions

  1. educational institution

Ancestry of “கல்விநிலையம்”, step by step

கல்விநிலையம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நிலையம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநிலையம்site, place
2Tamilநிலைcondition, state, situation; place, seat,...
3Tamil-ஐmakes nouns from verbs
4Tamilதொல்லைannoyance, vexation
5Tamilதொலைto become lost

via Tamil கல்வி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகல்விeducation
2Tamilகல்stone (substance); rock
3Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ—
Every word from Tamil தொலை →