Where does “பொங்கல்” come from?

பொங்கல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil பொங்கு, from Proto-Arawak ponku, from Proto-Arawak panku — to dwell.

பொங்கல் (Tamil): Pongal, a solar harvest festival celebrated in the first day of the Tamil month தை, when the sun happens to enter capricorn and take a northern course, during which pongal (the dish) is prepared as an offering to Sun

Definitions

  1. Pongal, a solar harvest festival celebrated in the first day of the Tamil month தை, when the sun happens to enter capricorn and take a northern course, during which pongal (the dish) is prepared as an offering to Sun

Ancestry of “பொங்கல்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபொங்குto boil over, bubble up from intense heat; boil (as milk), to swell (as dough)
2Proto-Arawakponkuhouse
3Proto-Arawakpankuto dwell

Words derived from “பொங்கல்”

Every word from Proto-Arawak panku →Every word from Proto-Arawak ponku →Every word from Tamil பொங்கு →