Where does “தனிநிலை” come from?
தனிநிலை (Tamil) comes from Tamil நிலை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.
தனிநிலை (Tamil): solitariness
Ancestry of “தனிநிலை”, step by step
தனிநிலை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil நிலை
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | நிலை | condition, state, situation; place, seat,... |
| 2 | Tamil | -ஐ | makes nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Tamil | தொல்லை | annoyance, vexation |
| 4 | Tamil | தொலை | to become lost |
via Tamil தனி
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | தனி | lone, single, solitary |
| 2 | Tamil | தன் | one's self's - his, hers, its |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *tan- | — |