Where does “மருந்தாளர்” come from?

மருந்தாளர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -ஆள், from Tamil ஆள், from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ.

மருந்தாளர் (Tamil): pharmacist

Definitions

  1. pharmacist

Ancestry of “மருந்தாளர்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-ஆள்third person feminine singular suffix
2Tamilஆள்person
3Proto-Dravidian*āḷ—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ →Every word from Tamil ஆள் →Every word from Tamil -ஆள் →