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
- the wet-ploughing system of cultivation
Ancestry of “சேற்றுக்கால்”, step by step
சேற்றுக்கால் traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil கால்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கால் | leg |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kāl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kál | cabbage, kale |
| 4 | Old English | cāwel | colewort |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauli | cabbage, colewort |
| 6 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via Tamil க்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | க் | The alphasyllabic combination of |
via Tamil சேற்று
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | சேற்று | — |