Where does “தற்குறி” come from?

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

தற்குறி (Tamil): signature mark of an illiterate person

Definitions

  1. signature mark of an illiterate person

Ancestry of “தற்குறி”, step by step

தற்குறி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தன்

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

via Tamil குறி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுறிto design, to determine, to appoint, to...
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