Where does “நெறிமை” come from?

நெறிமை (Tamil) comes from Tamil மை — the alphasyllabic.

நெறிமை (Tamil): rule

Definitions

  1. rule

Ancestry of “நெறிமை”, step by step

நெறிமை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமைthe alphasyllabic

via Tamil நெறி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநெறிprocedure, system
Every word from Tamil மை