Where does “வல்லினம்” come from?

வல்லினம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil வல், from Proto-Dravidian *wāḷ — strong.

வல்லினம் (Tamil): the group of hard or stop consonants (க, ச, ட, த, ப, ற)

Definitions

  1. the group of hard or stop consonants (க, ச, ட, த, ப, ற)

Ancestry of “வல்லினம்”, step by step

வல்லினம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவல்strong, hard, powerful, mighty
2Proto-Dravidian*wāḷstrong

via Tamil இனம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇனம்kind, breed, race
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