Where does “பள்ளியறை” come from?
பள்ளியறை (Tamil) comes from Tamil அறை, from Tamil அறு, from Tamil ஆறு, from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀶𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *cāṯu — six.
பள்ளியறை (Tamil): bed chamber
Ancestry of “பள்ளியறை”, step by step
பள்ளியறை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil அறை
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | அறை | room, apartment, chamber, cell |
| 2 | Tamil | அறு | to be severed, to break |
| 3 | Tamil | ஆறு | six (numeral:௬) |
| 4 | Old Tamil | 𑀆𑀶𑀼 | path |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *cāṯu | six |
via Tamil பள்ளி
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | பள்ளி | school |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺 | hamlet, village |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | paḷḷi | family, household; village, hamlet |