Where does “பெண்குறி” come from?

பெண்குறி (Tamil) comes from Tamil பெண், from Proto-Dravidian *peṇ.

பெண்குறி (Tamil): vagina

Definitions

  1. vagina

Ancestry of “பெண்குறி”, step by step

பெண்குறி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பெண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெண்female in general
2Proto-Dravidian*peṇ—

via Tamil குறி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுறிto design, to determine, to appoint, to...
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