Where does “சொற்பிறப்பியல்” come from?
சொற்பிறப்பியல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil சொல், from Old Tamil 𑀘𑁴𑀮𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *col — fireplace, hearth, stove.
Ancestry of “சொற்பிறப்பியல்”, step by step
சொற்பிறப்பியல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil சொல்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | சொல் | to say, speak, tell, utter, mention, express |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀘𑁴𑀮𑁆 | word |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *col | fireplace, hearth, stove |
via Tamil பிறப்பு
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | பிறப்பு | birth |
| 2 | Tamil | -இ | ator, -er, -ed, -machine, -inator; added to a verb to produce agent nouns |