Where does “Gounder” come from?

Gounder (English) comes from Tamil கவுண்டர், from Tamil -அர், from Proto-Dravidian *-ar — Indicates a human plural noun.

Gounder (English): A title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Definitions

  1. A title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Ancestry of “Gounder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகவுண்டர்Gounders
2Tamil-அர்human plural suffix
3Proto-Dravidian*-arIndicates a human plural noun
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-ar →Every word from Tamil -அர் →Every word from Tamil கவுண்டர் →