Where does “nilai” come from?

nilai (Indonesian) comes from Tamil நிலை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.

nilai (Indonesian): value, grade, mark; score, grade, mark; value,...

Definitions

  1. value, grade, mark; score, grade, mark; value,...

Ancestry of “nilai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநிலைcondition, state, situation; place, seat,...
2Tamil-ஐmakes nouns from verbs
3Tamilதொல்லைannoyance, vexation
4Tamilதொலைto become lost

Words derived from “nilai

Every word from Tamil தொலை