Pali akka (7)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, akka refers to “the name of a plant; Calotropis gigantea, swallow-wort.” It is linguistically related to the Sanskrit arka. It traces its origin to the Tamil root ar through the transformation of ar > arc > akka. The following words, related to Pali akka, also originate from Tamil ar.
akka-nāla, a kind of dress material. akka-vāṭa, a kind of gate to a plantation, a movable fence made of the akka plant. acci & accī, a ray of light, a beam, flame. accikā, a flame. accimant, flaming, glowing, fiery; brilliant.