Where does “விண்கலம்” come from?

விண்கலம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil கலம், from Proto-Dravidian *kalam.

விண்கலம் (Tamil): spacecraft, spaceship

Definitions

  1. spacecraft, spaceship

Ancestry of “விண்கலம்”, step by step

விண்கலம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகலம்vessel, hollow utensil, as a cup, plate; earthenware
2Proto-Dravidian*kalam—

via Tamil விண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவிண்sky, space, outer space
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kalam →Every word from Tamil கலம் →