Where does “நீராகாரம்” come from?

நீராகாரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நீர், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰, from Proto-Dravidian nīr — you; water.

நீராகாரம் (Tamil): water in which cooked rice is kept overnight

Definitions

  1. water in which cooked rice is kept overnight

Ancestry of “நீராகாரம்”, step by step

நீராகாரம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நீர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநீர்water
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰y'all
3Proto-Dravidiannīryou; water

via Tamil ஆகாரம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆகாரம்—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nīr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰 →Every word from Tamil நீர் →