Where does “விளங்கு” come from?

விளங்கு (Tamil) comes from Tamil வெள், from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ — white.

விளங்கு (Tamil): to shine

Definitions

  1. to shine

Ancestry of “விளங்கு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவெள்white colour
2Proto-Dravidian*weḷwhite

Words derived from “விளங்கு”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ →Every word from Tamil வெள் →
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