album
‘white paper book’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. albo < Lat. album ‘souvenir book’ < album ‘white color, whiteness’ < albus ‘white’ < O.E. albe ‘white linen robe’ < La.Lat. alba < albus ‘white’ < alb < albho- < Tamil el
album
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’