Where does “சில்லறை” come from?

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

சில்லறை (Tamil): trifling, trivial, insignificant, miscellaneous, sundry

Definitions

  1. trifling, trivial, insignificant, miscellaneous, sundry

Ancestry of “சில்லறை”, step by step

சில்லறை 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 சில்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசில்small, slight
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼 →Every word from Tamil ஆறு →
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