Pali vilīyati (3)

     According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word vilīyati means “to melt, to be dissolved, to perish.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root aruvi through the transformation of aruvi > ri > lī > vilīyati. The following words, related to Pali vilīyati, also originate from Tamil aruvi.

vilīyana, melting, dissolution. vilīna, molten, i. e. refined, purified.

English words derived from Tamil aruvi connoting 'river'