Where does “நுழைவாசல்” come from?

நுழைவாசல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil வாசல், from Tamil வாயில், from Tamil இல், from Tamil இல்-, from Proto-Dravidian *cil-.

நுழைவாசல் (Tamil): low or small gate, wicket

Definitions

  1. low or small gate, wicket

Ancestry of “நுழைவாசல்”, step by step

நுழைவாசல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வாசல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாசல்entrance, doorway, gateway, portal
2Tamilவாயில்gate, portal, doorway, entrance to a building
3Tamilஇல்house, home
4Tamilஇல்-a negative sign
5Proto-Dravidian*cil-—

via Tamil நுழை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநுழைto enter
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cil- →Every word from Tamil இல்- →Every word from Tamil இல் →