Where does “பின்னணி” come from?

பின்னணி (Tamil) comes from Tamil பின், from Proto-Dravidian *pin — back, end in place or time, afterwards.

பின்னணி (Tamil): rear, rear rank

Definitions

  1. rear, rear rank

Ancestry of “பின்னணி”, step by step

பின்னணி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பின்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபின்back, rear part
2Proto-Dravidian*pinback, end in place or time, afterwards

via Tamil அணி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅணிembellishment, decoration
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pin →Every word from Tamil பின் →