Where does “கால்” come from?

கால் (Tamil) comes from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

கால் (Tamil): leg

Definitions

  1. leg

Ancestry of “கால்”, step by step

கால் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish kāl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkāl—
2Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
3Old Englishcāwelcolewort
4Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
5Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
6Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Sanskrit काल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
2Proto-Turkickārsnow
3Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

Words derived from “கால்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →