वेला

Etymology
Of unclear origin. Often thought to be. Descendants show l ~ r ~ ḍ variation or derive from an unattested variant.

However, Mayrhofer considers the Dravidian terms to be borrowed from Indo-Aryan rather than vice versa, and presents two possible etymologies:

1. Derived from through a series of sound changes:  >  >  /  >  >. Compare 🇨🇬, which would be an exact semantic and etymological match. This is considered by Mayrhofer to be semantically appealing, but phonetically bold.

2. From, itself of uncertain origin. Perhaps a distortion of (see  for more). Alternatively, a compound of an Indo-Iranian root (whose origins cannot be traced back to Proto-Indo-European) that also gave rise to +, itself from.

Noun

 * 1) time
 * 2) time of day, occasion, interval
 * 3) tide
 * 4) boundary, threshold, limit, limen
 * 5) coast, shore

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