old
‘having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. alde, auld, awlde < O.E. ald (A.), eald (We.S., Kent.) ‘antique, of ancient origin, belonging to antiquity, primeval; long in existence or use; near the end of the normal span of life; elder, mature, experienced’ < Proto-G. althaz ‘grown up, adult’ < ol < al- < Tamil al