Where does “நடுநிலை” come from?

நடுநிலை (Tamil) comes from Tamil நிலை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.

நடுநிலை (Tamil): middling position, impartiality, neutrality

Definitions

  1. middling position, impartiality, neutrality

Ancestry of “நடுநிலை”, step by step

நடுநிலை 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 நடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநடுmiddle, centre
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