Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s2.t2.25
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s2.t2.25
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c22.s2.t2.25
*kolvaṉ* occurs in *poṉ-kolvaṉ* 'goldsmith'. The word appears to be a variant of the literary form *kollaṉ* as indicated by analogous pairs like *kaḷḷaṉ* / *kaḷvaṉ*, *cellam* / *celvam*, etc.