Where does “கருப்பநீர்” come from?

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

கருப்பநீர் (Tamil): sugarcane juice

Definitions

  1. sugarcane juice

Ancestry of “கருப்பநீர்”, step by step

கருப்பநீர் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நீர்

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

via Tamil கரும்பு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகரும்புsugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nīr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰 →Every word from Tamil நீர் →