Where does “பலி” come from?

பலி (Tamil) comes from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀮𑀺, from Sanskrit बलि, from Sanskrit बलिन्, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

பலி (Tamil): to happen, come true

Definitions

  1. to happen, come true

Ancestry of “பலி”, step by step

பலி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tamil 𑀧𑀮𑀺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀧𑀮𑀺offering
2Sanskritबलिoffering, gift, oblation
3Sanskritबलिन्powerful, strong, mighty, stout, robust
4Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

via Tamil பலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபலம்fruit; result, consequence
2Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
3Proto-Dravidian*paẓam
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

Words derived from “பலி

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel-