Where does “பற்தூரிகை” come from?

பற்தூரிகை (Tamil) comes from Tamil பல், from Proto-Dravidian *pal.

பற்தூரிகை (Tamil): toothbrush

Definitions

  1. toothbrush

Ancestry of “பற்தூரிகை”, step by step

பற்தூரிகை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபல்tooth
2Proto-Dravidian*pal—

via Tamil தூரிகை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதூரிகை—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pal →Every word from Tamil பல் →
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