Where does “தனிக்குறில்” come from?

தனிக்குறில் (Tamil) comes from Tamil தனி, from Tamil தன், from Proto-Dravidian *tan-.

Ancestry of “தனிக்குறில்”, step by step

தனிக்குறில் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தனி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதனிlone, single, solitary
2Tamilதன்one's self's - his, hers, its
3Proto-Dravidian*tan-—

via Tamil குறில்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுறில்short vowel
2Tamilகுறுshort, small, dwarf, concise
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tan- →Every word from Tamil தன் →Every word from Tamil தனி →
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