Where does “நுண்ணறிவு” come from?

நுண்ணறிவு (Tamil) comes from Tamil அறிவு, from Tamil -வு, from Old Tamil -𑀯𑀼.

நுண்ணறிவு (Tamil): keen perception, acute intellect

Definitions

  1. keen perception, acute intellect

Ancestry of “நுண்ணறிவு”, step by step

நுண்ணறிவு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அறிவு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅறிவுknowledge, wisdom
2Tamil-வுforms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs
3Old Tamil-𑀯𑀼—

via Tamil நுண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநுண்a particle
Every word from Old Tamil -𑀯𑀼 →Every word from Tamil -வு →Every word from Tamil அறிவு →