Where does “சமையலறை” come from?

சமையலறை (Tamil) comes from Tamil அறை, from Tamil அறு, from Tamil ஆறு, from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu — six.

சமையலறை (Tamil): kitchen

Definitions

  1. kitchen

Ancestry of “சமையலறை”, step by step

சமையலறை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அறை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅறைroom, apartment, chamber, cell
2Tamilஅறுto be severed, to break
3Tamilஆறுsix (numeral:௬)
4Old Tamil𑀆𑀶𑀼path
5Proto-Dravidian*cāṯusix

via Tamil சமையல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசமையல்cooking
2Tamil-அல்forms gerunds out of verbs
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼 →Every word from Tamil ஆறு →