Where does “செவிமடல்” come from?

செவிமடல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil செவி, from Proto-Dravidian *kewi — ear.

செவிமடல் (Tamil): external ear

Definitions

  1. external ear

Ancestry of “செவிமடல்”, step by step

செவிமடல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil செவி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசெவிear
2Proto-Dravidian*kewiear

via Tamil மடல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமடல்flat leaf of palm, plantain and screwpine
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kewi →Every word from Tamil செவி →