Where does “புல்லரி” come from?
புல்லரி (Tamil) comes from Tamil அரி, from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
புல்லரி (Tamil): to make the flesh creep; to horripilate
Definitions
- to make the flesh creep; to horripilate
Ancestry of “புல்லரி”, step by step
புல்லரி traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil அரி
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | அரி | enemy; reaped handful of paddy rice |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | green, yellow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Tamil வரி
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | வரி | tax |