Where does “சர்க்கரைப்பொங்கல்” come from?
சர்க்கரைப்பொங்கல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil சர்க்கரை, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
சர்க்கரைப்பொங்கல் (Tamil): Sakkarai pongal
Definitions
- Sakkarai pongal
Ancestry of “சர்க்கரைப்பொங்கல்”, step by step
சர்க்கரைப்பொங்கல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil சர்க்கரை
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | சர்க்கரை | sugar |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
via Tamil பொங்கல்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | பொங்கல் | Pongal, a solar harvest festival celebrated in the first day of the Tamil month தை, when the sun happens to enter capricorn and take a northern course, during which pongal (the dish) is prepared as an offering to Sun |
| 2 | Tamil | பொங்கு | to boil over, bubble up from intense heat; boil (as milk), to swell (as dough) |
| 3 | Proto-Arawak | ponku | house |
| 4 | Proto-Arawak | panku | to dwell |