Where does “பொதுமை” come from?

பொதுமை (Tamil) comes from Tamil மை — the alphasyllabic.

பொதுமை (Tamil): ordinariness, superficiality

Definitions

  1. ordinariness, superficiality

Ancestry of “பொதுமை”, step by step

பொதுமை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமைthe alphasyllabic

via Tamil பொது

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபொதுcommon, general, usual
Every word from Tamil மை