Where does “குழிங்கை” come from?

குழிங்கை (Tamil) comes from Tamil கை, from Proto-Dravidian *kay.

குழிங்கை (Tamil): palm of the hand

Definitions

  1. palm of the hand

Ancestry of “குழிங்கை”, step by step

குழிங்கை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகைhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—

via Tamil குழி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுழிpit, hole, hollow, cavity, dimple, depression, excavation
2Proto-Dravidian*kuẓ-V—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kay →
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