Where does “நற்றமிழ்” come from?

நற்றமிழ் (Tamil) comes from Tamil தமிழ், from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 — Tamil.

நற்றமிழ் (Tamil): pure Tamil

Definitions

  1. pure Tamil

Ancestry of “நற்றமிழ்”, step by step

நற்றமிழ் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தமிழ்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதமிழ்Tamil
2Old Tamil𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰Tamil

via Tamil நல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநல்good
2Proto-Dravidiannal-field
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰Every word from Tamil தமிழ்