Where does “வாய்குமட்டல்” come from?

வாய்குமட்டல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil வாய், from Proto-Dravidian *wāy — mouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword).

வாய்குமட்டல் (Tamil): nausea

Definitions

  1. nausea

Ancestry of “வாய்குமட்டல்”, step by step

வாய்குமட்டல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வாய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாய்mouth; beak of birds
2Proto-Dravidian*wāymouth (edge, beak, mouth of vessel, aperture, blade of sword)

via Tamil குமட்டல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுமட்டல்
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wāy