Where does “நேர்மை” come from?

நேர்மை (Tamil) comes from Tamil -மை, from Old Tamil -𑀫𑁃, from Proto-Dravidian *-may — abstract noun formative.

நேர்மை (Tamil): straightness, directness

Definitions

  1. straightness, directness

Ancestry of “நேர்மை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-மைness, -ity added to nouns, adjectives or verbs to produce abstract nouns
2Old Tamil-𑀫𑁃forms abstract nouns
3Proto-Dravidian*-mayabstract noun formative
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-may →
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