salute
‘a formal greeting’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. salewt < O.F. salver < Lat. salutare ‘to greet, pay respects’ < salus ‘greeting, good health,’ related to salvus ‘safe’ < suhl < sol- < Tamil iṟai
salute
English words derived from Tamil iṟai connoting ‘staying place’