Etymology

sulam

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Today it means: a trident, a trishula; a sacred weapon used by Hindu deities. Full definition →

Tamil சூலம் ← Sanskrit शूल
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromत्रिशूल
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromशूल
  3. Tamil · borrowed fromசூலம்
  4. English todaysulam

Borrowed from Tamil சூலம் (cūlam), in turn from Sanskrit शूल (śūla) or Sanskrit त्रिशूल (triśūla).

Words from the same roots

Tamilசூலம் all →

soolam

Sanskritशूल all →

soolam

Sanskritत्रिशूल all →

soolamtrisula

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.