‘GALA’ (singular) and ‘GAL’ (plural) in Sinhala, meaning rock or rocky hill in the context of place names, is an obvious cognate of Tamil / Dravidian ‘KAL’. Jackass Mackarel/June 6, 2013 0 0 The word ‘Kura’ is derived from the word ‘AyKura'(Arukula) of the Malayalis. ...