Where does “തമിഴ്” come from?

തമിഴ് (Malayalam) comes from Tamil தமிழ், from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 — Tamil.

തമിഴ് (Malayalam): Tamil language

Definitions

  1. Tamil language

Ancestry of “തമിഴ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதமிழ்Tamil
2Old Tamil𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰Tamil
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 →Every word from Tamil தமிழ் →
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