Where does “தீனிப்பை” come from?

தீனிப்பை (Tamil) comes from Tamil பை, from Proto-Dravidian *pac- — green, yellow.

தீனிப்பை (Tamil): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “தீனிப்பை”, step by step

தீனிப்பை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபைbag, sack, satchel; pocket; greenness, freshness
2Proto-Dravidian*pac-green, yellow

via Tamil தீனி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதீனிsnack, light refreshment
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pac- →Every word from Tamil பை →