Where does “நாளெல்லை” come from?

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

நாளெல்லை (Tamil): sunset, close of the day

Definitions

  1. sunset, close of the day

Ancestry of “நாளெல்லை”, step by step

நாளெல்லை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாள்day
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆day
3Proto-Dravidian*nāḷ

via Tamil எல்லை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎல்லைlimit, boundary
2Tamilஎல்sun
3Proto-Dravidian*el
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷEvery word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆Every word from Tamil நாள்
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