Where does “வலம்வா” come from?

வலம்வா (Tamil) comes from Tamil வா, from Proto-Dravidian *waHr — to come.

வலம்வா (Tamil): to go round from left-to-right, i.e. clockwise at a temple, etc

Definitions

  1. to go round from left-to-right, i.e. clockwise at a temple, etc

Ancestry of “வலம்வா”, step by step

வலம்வா traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வா

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாthe alphasyllabic combination of
2Proto-Dravidian*waHrto come

via Tamil வலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவலம்right side
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *waHr →Every word from Tamil வா →
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