Where does “வேலையாள்” come from?

வேலையாள் (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆள், from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ.

வேலையாள் (Tamil): worker, laborer, workman

Definitions

  1. worker, laborer, workman

Ancestry of “வேலையாள்”, step by step

வேலையாள் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆள்person
2Proto-Dravidian*āḷ—

via Tamil வேலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவேலைjob, work, occupation
2Sanskritवेलाtime; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen
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