Where does “காவிக்கல்” come from?

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

காவிக்கல் (Tamil): ochre, reddle

Definitions

  1. ochre, reddle

Ancestry of “காவிக்கல்”, step by step

காவிக்கல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கல்

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

via Tamil காவி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாவிred ochre
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ →Every word from Tamil கல் →