Where does “நற்றாய்” come from?

நற்றாய் (Tamil) comes from Tamil தாய், from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀸𑀬𑁆 — mother.

நற்றாய் (Tamil): one's own (biological) mother

Definitions

  1. one's own (biological) mother

Ancestry of “நற்றாய்”, step by step

நற்றாய் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தாய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதாய்mother
2Old Tamil𑀢𑀸𑀬𑁆mother

via Tamil நல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநல்good
2Proto-Dravidiannal-field
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