Where does “பாறாங்கல்” come from?

பாறாங்கல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கல், from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ.

பாறாங்கல் (Tamil): block of stone; large piece of rock; a boulder

Definitions

  1. block of stone; large piece of rock; a boulder

Ancestry of “பாறாங்கல்”, step by step

பாறாங்கல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகல்stone (substance); rock
2Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ—

via Tamil பாறை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபாறை(large) stone, rock
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