Where does “பள்ளிக்கல்வி” come from?

பள்ளிக்கல்வி (Tamil) comes from Tamil பள்ளி, from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺, from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi — family, household; village, hamlet.

பள்ளிக்கல்வி (Tamil): school education

Definitions

  1. school education

Ancestry of “பள்ளிக்கல்வி”, step by step

பள்ளிக்கல்வி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பள்ளி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபள்ளிschool
2Old Tamil𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺hamlet, village
3Proto-Dravidianpaḷḷifamily, household; village, hamlet

via Tamil கல்வி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகல்விeducation
2Tamilகல்stone (substance); rock
3Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺 →Every word from Tamil பள்ளி →