Where does “வெண்பொங்கல்” come from?

வெண்பொங்கல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil பொங்கல், from Tamil பொங்கு, from Proto-Arawak ponku, from Proto-Arawak panku — to dwell.

வெண்பொங்கல் (Tamil): Ven pongal

Definitions

  1. Ven pongal

Ancestry of “வெண்பொங்கல்”, step by step

வெண்பொங்கல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பொங்கல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபொங்கல்Pongal, a solar harvest festival celebrated in the first day of the Tamil month தை, when the sun happens to enter capricorn and take a northern course, during which pongal (the dish) is prepared as an offering to Sun
2Tamilபொங்குto boil over, bubble up from intense heat; boil (as milk), to swell (as dough)
3Proto-Arawakponkuhouse
4Proto-Arawakpankuto dwell

via Tamil வெண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவெண்white, pure, bright
2Tamilவெள்white colour
3Proto-Dravidian*weḷwhite
Every word from Proto-Arawak panku →Every word from Proto-Arawak ponku →Every word from Tamil பொங்கு →