Where does “வல்லேறு” come from?

வல்லேறு (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஏறு, from Tamil எறி — to throw, to fling, to cast.

வல்லேறு (Tamil): thunderbolt

Definitions

  1. thunderbolt

Ancestry of “வல்லேறு”, step by step

வல்லேறு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஏறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஏறுto go up, as the eyebrows, in anger
2Tamilஎறிto throw, to fling, to cast

via Tamil வல்

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