Where does “நெஞ்சாங்குலை” come from?

நெஞ்சாங்குலை (Tamil) comes from Tamil நெஞ்சு, from Old Tamil 𑀦𑁳𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀼, from Proto-Dravidian *neñ-cV.

நெஞ்சாங்குலை (Tamil): breast, chest

Definitions

  1. breast, chest

Ancestry of “நெஞ்சாங்குலை”, step by step

நெஞ்சாங்குலை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நெஞ்சு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநெஞ்சுchest, breast
2Old Tamil𑀦𑁳𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀼heart
3Proto-Dravidian*neñ-cV—

via Tamil குலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுலைto bark, as a dog
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *neñ-cV →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑁳𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀼 →Every word from Tamil நெஞ்சு →