Where does “கைவேலை” come from?

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

கைவேலை (Tamil): handmade

Definitions

  1. handmade

Ancestry of “கைவேலை”, step by step

கைவேலை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகைhand
2Proto-Dravidian*kay—

via Tamil வேலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவேலைjob, work, occupation
2Sanskritवेलाtime; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kay →Every word from Tamil கை →