Where does “பின்னங்கால்” come from?

பின்னங்கால் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கால், from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

பின்னங்கால் (Tamil): hind leg or foot

Definitions

  1. hind leg or foot

Ancestry of “பின்னங்கால்”, step by step

பின்னங்கால் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கால்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகால்leg
2Old Swedishkāl—
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Tamil பின்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபின்back, rear part
2Proto-Dravidian*pinback, end in place or time, afterwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →