Where does “தனிமை” come from?

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

தனிமை (Tamil): solitude, loneliness

Definitions

  1. solitude, loneliness

Ancestry of “தனிமை”, step by step

தனிமை 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 மை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமைthe alphasyllabic
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *tan- →Every word from Tamil தன் →Every word from Tamil தனி →