Where does “நீளமான” come from?

நீளமான (Tamil) comes from Tamil நீளம், from Tamil -அம், from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆.

நீளமான (Tamil): long or lengthy; that which is long

Definitions

  1. long or lengthy; that which is long

Ancestry of “நீளமான”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநீளம்length, extension
2Tamil-அம்nominalizing suffix typically forms neuter nouns
3Old Tamil-𑀅𑀫𑁆—
Every word from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil -அம் →Every word from Tamil நீளம் →