Where does “தலைமாறு” come from?

தலைமாறு (Tamil) comes from Tamil தலை, from Proto-Dravidian *talay — head.

தலைமாறு (Tamil): substitute, exchange

Definitions

  1. substitute, exchange

Ancestry of “தலைமாறு”, step by step

தலைமாறு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதலைhead
2Proto-Dravidian*talayhead

via Tamil மாறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமாறுto change
2Proto-Dravidian*māṯ(ṯ/-tt-)—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *talay →Every word from Tamil தலை →