Where does “ஓய்வுநாள்” come from?

ஓய்வுநாள் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நாள், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ.

ஓய்வுநாள் (Tamil): Sabbath, day of rest

Definitions

  1. Sabbath, day of rest

Ancestry of “ஓய்வுநாள்”, step by step

ஓய்வுநாள் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாள்day
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆day
3Proto-Dravidian*nāḷ—

via Tamil ஓய்வு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஓய்வுceasing, cessation, relinquishment, rest
2Tamilவு—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நாள் →