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

Definitions

  1. solitariness

Ancestry of “தனிநிலை”, step by step

தனிநிலை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நிலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநிலைcondition, state, situation; place, seat,...
2Tamil-ஐmakes nouns from verbs
3Tamilதொல்லைannoyance, vexation
4Tamilதொலைto become lost

via Tamil தனி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதனிlone, single, solitary
2Tamilதன்one's self's - his, hers, its
3Proto-Dravidian*tan-
Every word from Tamil தொலை