Where does “சாக்கடல்” come from?

சாக்கடல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கடல், from Tamil அல், from Tamil அல்- — the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs.

Ancestry of “சாக்கடல்”, step by step

சாக்கடல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கடல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகடல்ocean, sea
2Tamilஅல்night, nightfall
3Tamilஅல்-the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs

via Tamil சா

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசாthe alphasyllabic combination of
2Proto-Dravidian*caH-to die
Every word from Tamil அல்- →Every word from Tamil அல் →Every word from Tamil கடல் →