Where does “तमिल नाडु” come from?

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

Ancestry of “तमिल नाडु”, step by step

तमिल नाडु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Tamil Nadu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTamil Nadu—
2Tamilதமிழ்நாடுthe Tamil speaking lands as a whole
3Tamilதமிழ்Tamil
4Old Tamil𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰Tamil

via Tamil தமிழ் நாடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதமிழ் நாடு—

Words derived from “तमिल नाडु”

Every word from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 →Every word from Tamil தமிழ் →Every word from Tamil தமிழ்நாடு →