Where does “ஆண்மை” come from?

ஆண்மை (Tamil) comes from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀡𑁰𑀫𑁃, from Old Tamil -𑀫𑁃, from Proto-Dravidian *-may — abstract noun formative.

ஆண்மை (Tamil): masculinity, manliness, virility, manhood

Definitions

  1. masculinity, manliness, virility, manhood

Ancestry of “ஆண்மை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tamil𑀆𑀡𑁰𑀫𑁃courage
2Old Tamil-𑀫𑁃forms abstract nouns
3Proto-Dravidian*-mayabstract noun formative

Words derived from “ஆண்மை”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-may →Every word from Old Tamil -𑀫𑁃 →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀆𑀡𑁰𑀫𑁃 →