Where does “கொல்லன்” come from?

கொல்லன் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -அன், from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu — Indicates a masculine noun.

கொல்லன் (Tamil): a smith usually a blacksmith or an ironsmith

Definitions

  1. a smith usually a blacksmith or an ironsmith

Ancestry of “கொல்லன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-அன்(singular) masculine suffix particle
2Proto-Dravidian*-anṯuIndicates a masculine noun

Words derived from “கொல்லன்”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu →Every word from Tamil -அன் →