Where does “காய்கறி” come from?

காய்கறி (Tamil) comes from Tamil காய், from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

காய்கறி (Tamil): vegetables

Definitions

  1. vegetables

Ancestry of “காய்கறி”, step by step

காய்கறி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil காய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாய்unripe fruit
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

via Tamil கறி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகறிcurry; thick sauce; meat
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Tamil காய் →