Where does “நன்மை” come from?

நன்மை (Tamil) comes from Tamil நல், from Proto-Dravidian nal- — field.

நன்மை (Tamil): good, goodness

Definitions

  1. good, goodness

Ancestry of “நன்மை”, step by step

நன்மை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநல்good
2Proto-Dravidiannal-field

via Tamil மை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமைthe alphasyllabic
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nal- →Every word from Tamil நல் →