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Where does “சக்கிலி” come from?

சக்கிலி (Tamil) comes from English Dalit, from Marathi दलित, from Sanskrit दलित — broken, scattered; divided; crushed, scattered,...

Ancestry of “சக்கிலி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDalitA member of a South Asian group of people...
2Marathiदलित—
3Sanskritदलितbroken, scattered; divided; crushed, scattered,...
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