Where does “நாளுக்குநாள்” come from?

நாளுக்குநாள் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நாளுக்கு, from Tamil நாள், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ.

நாளுக்குநாள் (Tamil): from day to day

Definitions

  1. from day to day

Ancestry of “நாளுக்குநாள்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாளுக்குfor the day, on a day
2Tamilநாள்day
3Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆day
4Proto-Dravidian*nāḷ—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நாள் →