Where does “நடுவுநிலை” come from?

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

நடுவுநிலை (Tamil): equity, justice, strict neutrality, impartiality

Definitions

  1. equity, justice, strict neutrality, impartiality

Ancestry of “நடுவுநிலை”, step by step

நடுவுநிலை 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 நடுவு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநடுவுmiddle, that which is intermediate
2Tamilவு—
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