Where does “பெண்மை” come from?

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

பெண்மை (Tamil): femininity, womanliness, womanhood

Definitions

  1. femininity, womanliness, womanhood

Ancestry of “பெண்மை”, step by step

பெண்மை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பெண்

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

via Tamil மை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமைthe alphasyllabic
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *peṇ →Every word from Tamil பெண் →