Sanskrit vi-līyatē (18)
According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit word vi-līyatē means “to be dissolved, melt; to make liquid, dissolve, melt.” The word vi-līyatē is derived from the root lī, connoting “to melt, liquefy, dissolve.” It originates from the Tamil root aruvi, through the transformation of aruvi > ri > lī > vi-līyatē. The following words, related to Sanskrit vi-līyatē, also trace their origin to Tamil aruvi.
laya, melting; the quick (downward) movement of an arrow. laya-kāla, time of dissolution or destruction. laya-gata, gone to dissolution, dissolved, melted. laya-sthāna, place of dissolution. layârambha or layâlamba, moving according to time, a dancer, actor. layâlaya, destruction and non-destruction. līnayati, to dissolve, melt. vi-laya, dissolution, liquefaction, disappearance, death, destruction. vi-layana, dissolving, liquefying; dissolution, liquefaction; melting. vi-lāpana, dissolving, destroying, removing; melting, liquefying. vi-lāpayitṛi, a dissolver. vi-lāyita, dissolved, liquefied. vi-līna, dissolved, melted, liquefied. vi-līyana, melting. prā-leya, produced by melting. prā-leya-varsha, falling (literally ‘raining’) of snow.