Where does “நற்றிணை” come from?
நற்றிணை (Tamil) comes from Tamil நல், from Proto-Dravidian nal- — field.
நற்றிணை (Tamil): Nattrinai, a classical Tamil poetic work compiled by Pannadu Thandha Pandiyan Maaran Vazhudhi. It is the first of the Ettuthogai in the Sangam literature
Definitions
- Nattrinai, a classical Tamil poetic work compiled by Pannadu Thandha Pandiyan Maaran Vazhudhi. It is the first of the Ettuthogai in the Sangam literature
Ancestry of “நற்றிணை”, step by step
நற்றிணை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil திணை
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | திணை | class (of nouns and pronouns), of which there are two kinds: உயர்திணை and அஃறிணை |