Where does “ޓެމިލް ނާޑޫ” come from?

ޓެމިލް ނާޑޫ (Dhivehi) comes from Hindi तमिल नाडु, from English Tamil Nadu, from Tamil தமிழ்நாடு, from Tamil தமிழ், from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 — Tamil.

Ancestry of “ޓެމިލް ނާޑޫ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतमिल नाडु—
2EnglishTamil Nadu—
3Tamilதமிழ்நாடுthe Tamil speaking lands as a whole
4Tamilதமிழ்Tamil
5Old Tamil𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰Tamil
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 →Every word from Tamil தமிழ் →Every word from Tamil தமிழ்நாடு →