Where does “குடமிளகாய்” come from?

குடமிளகாய் (Tamil) comes from Tamil குட, from Tamil -அம், from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆.

குடமிளகாய் (Tamil): capsicum, bell pepper, any fruit of the species Capsicum annuum

Definitions

  1. capsicum, bell pepper, any fruit of the species Capsicum annuum

Ancestry of “குடமிளகாய்”, step by step

குடமிளகாய் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil குட

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுடbent, curved
2Tamil-அம்nominalizing suffix typically forms neuter nouns
3Old Tamil-𑀅𑀫𑁆—

via Tamil மிளகாய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமிளகாய்the plant that bears chilli peppers
2Tamilகாய்unripe fruit
3Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit
Every word from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil -அம் →Every word from Tamil குட →