Where does “முக்கால்” come from?

முக்கால் (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.

முக்கால் (Tamil): three-quarters

Definitions

  1. three-quarters

Ancestry of “முக்கால்”, step by step

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →