Where does “நாளோதி” come from?

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

நாளோதி (Tamil): one whose duty is to make known of every day

Definitions

  1. one whose duty is to make known of every day

Ancestry of “நாளோதி”, step by step

நாளோதி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாள்

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

via Tamil ஓதி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஓதி—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நாள் →