Where does “පූණ නූල” come from?

පූණ නූල (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil பூணூல், from Tamil நூல், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nūl — thread.

පූණ නූල (Sinhalese): sacred string or cord which Brahmins and others wear over their shoulder

Definitions

  1. sacred string or cord which Brahmins and others wear over their shoulder

Ancestry of “පූණ නූල”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபூணூல்yajnopavita: the sacred thread worn by men from certain communities
2Tamilநூல்book, treatise; systematic doctrine, science;...
3Old Tamil𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆thread
4Proto-Dravidian*nūlthread
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nūl →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நூல் →