Where does “பின்னம்” come from?

பின்னம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit भिन्न, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

பின்னம் (Tamil): opposition

Definitions

  1. opposition

Ancestry of “பின்னம்”, step by step

பின்னம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit भिन्न

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभिन्नbroken, split, shattered; destroyed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidnóssplit, cloven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Tamil பின்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபின்back, rear part
2Proto-Dravidian*pinback, end in place or time, afterwards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidnós →