Where does “நாறுநறுவிலி” come from?

நாறுநறுவிலி (Tamil) comes from Tamil நாறு, from Proto-Dravidian *ñāṯu — to emit smell.

நாறுநறுவிலி (Tamil): jamun, (Syzygium cumini)

Definitions

  1. jamun, (Syzygium cumini)

Ancestry of “நாறுநறுவிலி”, step by step

நாறுநறுவிலி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாறுto yield a smell usually bad
2Proto-Dravidian*ñāṯuto emit smell

via Tamil நறுவிலி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநறுவிலி—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ñāṯu →Every word from Tamil நாறு →