Where does “சிறுவன்” come from?

சிறுவன் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -அன், from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu — Indicates a masculine noun.

சிறுவன் (Tamil): boy, lad

Definitions

  1. boy, lad

Ancestry of “சிறுவன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-அன்(singular) masculine suffix particle
2Proto-Dravidian*-anṯuIndicates a masculine noun
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu →Every word from Tamil -அன் →
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