Where does “குளியாள்” come from?

குளியாள் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -ஆள், from Tamil ஆள், from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ.

குளியாள் (Tamil): a pearl or chank diver

Definitions

  1. a pearl or chank diver

Ancestry of “குளியாள்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-ஆள்third person feminine singular suffix
2Tamilஆள்person
3Proto-Dravidian*āḷ—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ →Every word from Tamil ஆள் →Every word from Tamil -ஆள் →