leaven
‘rise of a dough’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. leuended, y-lauenyt < O.F. levain ‘leaven, sourdough’ < Lat. levamen ‘alleviation, mitigation’ < levare ‘to raise’ < leh < legwh- <Tamil el
leaven
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’