Where does “முகவரி” come from?

முகவரி (Tamil) comes from Tamil வரி, from Proto-Dravidian wariñci — rice.

முகவரி (Tamil): address, superscription

Definitions

  1. address, superscription

Ancestry of “முகவரி”, step by step

முகவரி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வரி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவரிtax
2Proto-Dravidianwariñcirice

via Tamil முக

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுகto draw, as water; to bale
Every word from Proto-Dravidian wariñci →Every word from Tamil வரி →