Where does “ஒலிநூல்” come from?

ஒலிநூல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நூல், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nūl — thread.

ஒலிநூல் (Tamil): audiobook

Definitions

  1. audiobook

Ancestry of “ஒலிநூல்”, step by step

ஒலிநூல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நூல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநூல்book, treatise; systematic doctrine, science;...
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆thread
3Proto-Dravidian*nūlthread

via Tamil ஒலி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஒலிto sound (as a letter), to roar (as the ocean), clamor, tinkle
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nūlEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆Every word from Tamil நூல்