Where does “தக்கணநாடு” come from?

தக்கணநாடு (Tamil) comes from Tamil நாடு, from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼.

தக்கணநாடு (Tamil): the southern part of the Indian peninsula

Definitions

  1. the southern part of the Indian peninsula

Ancestry of “தக்கணநாடு”, step by step

தக்கணநாடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாடுcountry
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼—

via Tamil தக்கண

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதக்கண—
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼 →Every word from Tamil நாடு →