Where does “තනි” come from?

තනි (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil தனி, from Tamil தன், from Proto-Dravidian *tan-.

තනි (Sinhalese): single, insulated, detached, solitary

Definitions

  1. single, insulated, detached, solitary

Ancestry of “තනි”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதனிlone, single, solitary
2Tamilதன்one's self's - his, hers, its
3Proto-Dravidian*tan-—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tan- →Every word from Tamil தன் →Every word from Tamil தனி →
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