Where does “கால்விரல்” come from?

கால்விரல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கால், 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.

கால்விரல் (Tamil): toe

Definitions

  1. toe

Ancestry of “கால்விரல்”, step by step

கால்விரல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கால்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகால்leg
2Old Swedishkāl—
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Tamil விரல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவிரல்finger, toe
2Proto-Dravidian*wir-finger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →