Where does “தலையல்” come from?

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

தலையல் (Tamil): pouring, raining

Definitions

  1. pouring, raining

Ancestry of “தலையல்”, step by step

தலையல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதலைhead
2Proto-Dravidian*talayhead

via Tamil அல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅல்night, nightfall
2Tamilஅல்-the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *talay →Every word from Tamil தலை →