Where does “நன்னூல்” come from?

நன்னூல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நூல், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nūl — thread.

நன்னூல் (Tamil): Nannūl, a Tamil poetic work on the grammar and structure of the Tamil language, authored by sage Pavanandi

Definitions

  1. Nannūl, a Tamil poetic work on the grammar and structure of the Tamil language, authored by sage Pavanandi

Ancestry of “நன்னூல்”, step by step

நன்னூல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நூல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநூல்book, treatise; systematic doctrine, science;...
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆thread
3Proto-Dravidian*nūlthread

via Tamil நல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநல்good
2Proto-Dravidiannal-field
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nūl →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நூல் →