Where does “வாசல்” come from?

வாசல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil வாயில், from Tamil இல், from Tamil இல்-, from Proto-Dravidian *cil-.

வாசல் (Tamil): entrance, doorway, gateway, portal

Definitions

  1. entrance, doorway, gateway, portal

Ancestry of “வாசல்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாயில்gate, portal, doorway, entrance to a building
2Tamilஇல்house, home
3Tamilஇல்-a negative sign
4Proto-Dravidian*cil-—

Words derived from “வாசல்”

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