Where does “புடைமண்” come from?

புடைமண் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மண், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀡𑁆 — earth, soil, ground.

புடைமண் (Tamil): plaster

Definitions

  1. plaster

Ancestry of “புடைமண்”, step by step

புடைமண் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமண்soil, earth
2Old Tamil𑀫𑀡𑁆earth, soil, ground

via Tamil புடை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபுடைto winnow, sift
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀡𑁆Every word from Tamil மண்