Where does “நெட்டைக்காலி” come from?

நெட்டைக்காலி (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.

நெட்டைக்காலி (Tamil): pipit, any bird of the genus Anthus

Definitions

  1. pipit, any bird of the genus Anthus

Ancestry of “நெட்டைக்காலி”, step by step

நெட்டைக்காலி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கால்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகால்leg
2Old Swedishkāl—
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Tamil நெட்டை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநெட்டைtall, high, long as in height, length
2Tamilநெடுlong, extended
3Old Tamil𑀦𑁳𑀝𑀼long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →