Where does “மேற்செலவு” come from?

மேற்செலவு (Tamil) comes from Tamil செலவு, from Tamil -வு, from Old Tamil -𑀯𑀼.

மேற்செலவு (Tamil): invasion

Definitions

  1. invasion

Ancestry of “மேற்செலவு”, step by step

மேற்செலவு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil செலவு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசெலவுexpense, cost, expenditure, charges
2Tamil-வுforms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs
3Old Tamil-𑀯𑀼—

via Tamil மேல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமேல்upper, higher
Every word from Old Tamil -𑀯𑀼 →Every word from Tamil -வு →Every word from Tamil செலவு →
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