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

  1. 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 நல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநல்good
2Proto-Dravidiannal-field

via Tamil திணை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதிணைclass (of nouns and pronouns), of which there are two kinds: உயர்திணை and அஃறிணை
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nal-Every word from Tamil நல்
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