Where does “நாளைநின்று” come from?

நாளைநின்று (Tamil) comes from Tamil நின்று, from Tamil நில், from Proto-Dravidian *nil- — to stand.

நாளைநின்று (Tamil): on the day after tomorrow

Definitions

  1. on the day after tomorrow

Ancestry of “நாளைநின்று”, step by step

நாளைநின்று traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நின்று

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநின்றுalways, permanently
2Tamilநில்to stand
3Proto-Dravidian*nil-to stand

via Tamil நாளை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாளைtomorrow
2Proto-Dravidiannāḷ-tomorrow
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nil- →Every word from Tamil நில் →Every word from Tamil நின்று →