Where does “குறைநாள்” come from?

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

குறைநாள் (Tamil): the remaining portion of a fixed time period (E.g. day, month, year or life-time)

Definitions

  1. the remaining portion of a fixed time period (E.g. day, month, year or life-time)

Ancestry of “குறைநாள்”, step by step

குறைநாள் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாள்

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

via Tamil குறை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுறைto diminish, decrease, lessen, abate, wane, dwindle, decline
2Proto-Dravidian*kuṯay—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நாள் →