Where does “நூலிழையில்” come from?

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

நூலிழையில் (Tamil): by a hair's breadth, narrowly

Definitions

  1. by a hair's breadth, narrowly

Ancestry of “நூலிழையில்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநூலிழைsingle thread
2Tamilநூல்book, treatise; systematic doctrine, science;...
3Old Tamil𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆thread
4Proto-Dravidian*nūlthread
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nūl →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நூல் →