Where does “நிலையம்” come from?

நிலையம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நிலை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.

நிலையம் (Tamil): site, place

Definitions

  1. site, place

Ancestry of “நிலையம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநிலைcondition, state, situation; place, seat,...
2Tamil-ஐmakes nouns from verbs
3Tamilதொல்லைannoyance, vexation
4Tamilதொலைto become lost

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