Where does “சேற்றுக்கால்” come from?

சேற்றுக்கால் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கால், from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

சேற்றுக்கால் (Tamil): the wet-ploughing system of cultivation

Definitions

  1. the wet-ploughing system of cultivation

Ancestry of “சேற்றுக்கால்”, step by step

சேற்றுக்கால் traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கால்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகால்leg
2Old Swedishkāl
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

via Tamil க்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilக்The alphasyllabic combination of

via Tamil சேற்று

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசேற்று
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulósEvery word from Ancient Greek καυλόςEvery word from Latin caulis