Where does “செவ்வல்லி” come from?

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

செவ்வல்லி (Tamil): red Indian waterlily (Nymphaea pubescens, syn. Nymphaea rubra)

Definitions

  1. red Indian waterlily (Nymphaea pubescens, syn. Nymphaea rubra)

Ancestry of “செவ்வல்லி”, step by step

செவ்வல்லி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அல்லி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅல்லிany water-lily, Nymphaea lotus
2Tamilஅல்night, nightfall
3Tamilஅல்-the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs

via Tamil செவ்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசெவ்—
2Proto-Dravidianke-red
Every word from Tamil அல்- →Every word from Tamil அல் →Every word from Tamil அல்லி →