Where does “முட்டுக்கால்” come from?
முட்டுக்கால் (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.
முட்டுக்கால் (Tamil): support, pedestal, prop, beam, crutch
Definitions
- support, pedestal, prop, beam, crutch
Ancestry of “முட்டுக்கால்”, step by step
முட்டுக்கால் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil கால்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கால் | leg |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kāl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kál | cabbage, kale |
| 4 | Old English | cāwel | colewort |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauli | cabbage, colewort |
| 6 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via Tamil முட்டு
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | முட்டு | to butt, bump, collide, dash against, hit against |