Window - ஜன்னல் (from Portuguese)
Original Tamil words: சாளரம், காலதர்,
The word we now commonly use for window - Jannal, originally comes from the Portuguese word for window 'Janela'. Tamil absorbed some Portuguese words, during the Portuguese rule of the Jaffna kingdom in the 16th century CE.
The Tamil word used for window during Sangam era is சாளரம். Another Tamil word for window can be explained through its root word meanings as follows:
காலதர் - கால் + அதர்
கால் - காற்று ; அதர் - வழி
Words like சிறுவாயில், நூழை (நுழைவாயில்) are used interchangeably to refer to windows but they basically mean (small) entrance.
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