Where does “தொள்ளுண்” come from?

தொள்ளுண் (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian *toṇ — nine, 9/10.

தொள்ளுண் (Tamil): billion

Definitions

  1. billion

Ancestry of “தொள்ளுண்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*toṇnine, 9/10
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *toṇ