Where does “செல்வநூல்” come from?

செல்வநூல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நூல், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nūl — thread.

செல்வநூல் (Tamil): economics, political economy

Definitions

  1. economics, political economy

Ancestry of “செல்வநூல்”, step by step

செல்வநூல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நூல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநூல்book, treatise; systematic doctrine, science;...
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆thread
3Proto-Dravidian*nūlthread

via Tamil செல்வம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசெல்வம்wealth, riches
2Tamilசெல்to go
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nūl →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நூல் →