Where does “ஏறுநீர்” come from?

ஏறுநீர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நீர், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰, from Proto-Dravidian nīr — you; water.

ஏறுநீர் (Tamil): flow, flood tide

Definitions

  1. flow, flood tide

Ancestry of “ஏறுநீர்”, step by step

ஏறுநீர் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நீர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநீர்water
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰y'all
3Proto-Dravidiannīryou; water

via Tamil ஏறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஏறுto go up, as the eyebrows, in anger
2Tamilஎறிto throw, to fling, to cast
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nīr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰 →Every word from Tamil நீர் →