Where does “நூல் நிலையம்” come from?
நூல் நிலையம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நிலையம், from Tamil நிலை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.
நூல் நிலையம் (Tamil): library
Ancestry of “நூல் நிலையம்”, step by step
நூல் நிலையம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil நிலையம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | நிலையம் | site, place |
| 2 | Tamil | நிலை | condition, state, situation; place, seat,... |
| 3 | Tamil | -ஐ | makes nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Tamil | தொல்லை | annoyance, vexation |
| 5 | Tamil | தொலை | to become lost |
via Tamil நூல்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | நூல் | book, treatise; systematic doctrine, science;... |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 | thread |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *nūl | thread |