albion
‘Britain; snow-filled country’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. albioun, albyon, albyoun < Lat. alpes ‘alps’ < albus ‘white’ < O.E. albe ‘white linen robe’ < La.Lat. alba < albus ‘white’ < alb < albho- < Tamil el
albion
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’