Where does “நீளம்” come from?

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

நீளம் (Tamil): length, extension

Definitions

  1. length, extension

Ancestry of “நீளம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-அம்nominalizing suffix typically forms neuter nouns
2Old Tamil-𑀅𑀫𑁆—

Words derived from “நீளம்”

Every word from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil -அம் →
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