Where does “பெயர்வேற்றுமை” come from?

பெயர்வேற்றுமை (Tamil) comes from Tamil வேற்றுமை, from Tamil -மை, from Old Tamil -𑀫𑁃, from Proto-Dravidian *-may — abstract noun formative.

பெயர்வேற்றுமை (Tamil): nominative case

Definitions

  1. nominative case

Ancestry of “பெயர்வேற்றுமை”, step by step

பெயர்வேற்றுமை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வேற்றுமை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவேற்றுமைdifference, diversity
2Tamil-மைness, -ity added to nouns, adjectives or verbs to produce abstract nouns
3Old Tamil-𑀫𑁃forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Dravidian*-mayabstract noun formative

via Tamil பெயர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெயர்name, designation, epithet, identity
2Old Tamil𑀧𑁳𑀬𑀭𑁆name
3Proto-Dravidian*pinccVrname
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-may →Every word from Tamil -மை →Every word from Old Tamil -𑀫𑁃 →