Where does “நதிமூலம்” come from?

நதிமூலம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நதி, from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit नदी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH, from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

நதிமூலம் (Tamil): source of a river

Definitions

  1. source of a river

Ancestry of “நதிமூலம்”, step by step

நதிமூலம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நதி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநதிriver
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀢𑀺river
3Sanskritनदीflowing water; river; name of 2 kinds of metre
4Proto-Indo-IraniannadíHriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanned-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Tamil மூலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமூலம்instrument
2Sanskritमूलroot; radish; base, foundation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned-íh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nadíH →