Where does “பூணூல்” come from?

பூணூல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நூல், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nūl — thread.

பூணூல் (Tamil): yajnopavita: the sacred thread worn by men from certain communities

Definitions

  1. yajnopavita: the sacred thread worn by men from certain communities

Ancestry of “பூணூல்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநூல்book, treatise; systematic doctrine, science;...
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆thread
3Proto-Dravidian*nūlthread

Words derived from “பூணூல்”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nūl →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நூல் →