Where does “நாடவர்” come from?

நாடவர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil அவர், from Tamil அ, from Proto-Dravidian a- — that, that there.

நாடவர் (Tamil): countryman

Definitions

  1. countryman

Ancestry of “நாடவர்”, step by step

நாடவர் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அவர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅவர்those persons
2Tamilஅthere, that
3Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there

via Tamil நாடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாடுcountry
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian a- →Every word from Tamil அ →Every word from Tamil அவர் →