Where does “Tamil” come from?

Tamil (Dutch) comes from English Tamil, from Tamil தமிழ், from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 — Tamil.

Tamil (Dutch): Tamil; language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia

Definitions

  1. Tamil; language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia

Ancestry of “Tamil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTamilOf or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or...
2Tamilதமிழ்Tamil
3Old Tamil𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰Tamil
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 →Every word from Tamil தமிழ் →Every word from English Tamil →
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