Where does “வேளாண்மை” come from?

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

வேளாண்மை (Tamil): agriculture, cultivation of the soil, husbandry

Definitions

  1. agriculture, cultivation of the soil, husbandry

Ancestry of “வேளாண்மை”, step by step

வேளாண்மை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆள்person
2Proto-Dravidian*āḷ—

via Tamil வேள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவேள்to offer sacrifice
2Proto-Dravidian*weHḷto desire
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ →Every word from Tamil ஆள் →