Where does “செங்கல்மால்” come from?
செங்கல்மால் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மால், from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
செங்கல்மால் (Tamil): brick kiln
Definitions
- brick kiln
Ancestry of “செங்கல்மால்”, step by step
செங்கல்மால் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil மால்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | மால் | Vishnu |
| 2 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 3 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | big |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Tamil செங்கல்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | செங்கல் | red ochre in lumps, laterite |