Where does “நூலகம்” come from?

நூலகம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நூல், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nūl — thread.

நூலகம் (Tamil): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “நூலகம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநூல்book, treatise; systematic doctrine, science;...
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆thread
3Proto-Dravidian*nūlthread

Words derived from “நூலகம்”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nūl →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நூல் →
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