Where does “நெடுங்கேணி” come from?

நெடுங்கேணி (Tamil) comes from Tamil நெடும், from Tamil நெடு, from Old Tamil 𑀦𑁳𑀝𑀼 — long.

Ancestry of “நெடுங்கேணி”, step by step

நெடுங்கேணி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நெடும்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநெடும்—
2Tamilநெடுlong, extended
3Old Tamil𑀦𑁳𑀝𑀼long

via Tamil கேணி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகேணிwell
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑁳𑀝𑀼 →Every word from Tamil நெடு →Every word from Tamil நெடும் →