Where does “முன்னங்கால்” come from?

முன்னங்கால் (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.

முன்னங்கால் (Tamil): foreleg

Definitions

  1. foreleg

Ancestry of “முன்னங்கால்”, step by step

முன்னங்கால் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கால்

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—

via Tamil முன்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுன்anteriority
2Tamilநாள்day
3Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆day
4Proto-Dravidian*nāḷ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →