Where does “நீரியல்” come from?

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

நீரியல் (Tamil): hydrology

Definitions

  1. hydrology

Ancestry of “நீரியல்”, step by step

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