Where does “குற்றவியல்” come from?

குற்றவியல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -இயல், from Tamil இயல் — to be able to, be possible.

Ancestry of “குற்றவியல்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-இயல்logy, -ology, -ics, -istics, -nomy, -onomy, -omics, -graphy, study of, science of
2Tamilஇயல்to be able to, be possible
Every word from Tamil இயல்Every word from Tamil -இயல்
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