Where does “நீண்மை” come from?

நீண்மை (Tamil) comes from Tamil -மை, from Old Tamil -𑀫𑁃, from Proto-Dravidian *-may — abstract noun formative.

நீண்மை (Tamil): antiquity, olden times

Definitions

  1. antiquity, olden times

Ancestry of “நீண்மை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-மைness, -ity added to nouns, adjectives or verbs to produce abstract nouns
2Old Tamil-𑀫𑁃forms abstract nouns
3Proto-Dravidian*-mayabstract noun formative
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-may →Every word from Tamil -மை →Every word from Old Tamil -𑀫𑁃 →