Where does “கடல்நீர்” come from?

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

கடல்நீர் (Tamil): seawater

Definitions

  1. seawater

Ancestry of “கடல்நீர்”, step by step

கடல்நீர் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நீர்

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

via Tamil கடல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகடல்ocean, sea
2Tamilஅல்night, nightfall
3Tamilஅல்-the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nīr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰 →Every word from Tamil நீர் →