Where does “கல்முனை” come from?

கல்முனை (Tamil) comes from Tamil முனை, from Tamil முன், from Tamil நாள், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ.

Ancestry of “கல்முனை”, step by step

கல்முனை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil முனை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுனைpoint, sharpened end, edge, tip; tenon
2Tamilமுன்anteriority
3Tamilநாள்day
4Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆day
5Proto-Dravidian*nāḷ—

via Tamil கல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகல்stone (substance); rock
2Proto-Dravidian*kaḷ—

Words derived from “கல்முனை”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நாள் →