Where does “மண்ணீரல்” come from?

மண்ணீரல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மண், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀡𑁆 — earth, soil, ground.

மண்ணீரல் (Tamil): milt

Definitions

  1. milt

Ancestry of “மண்ணீரல்”, step by step

மண்ணீரல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமண்soil, earth
2Old Tamil𑀫𑀡𑁆earth, soil, ground

via Tamil ஈரல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஈரல்internal organ in the body
2Tamil-அல்forms gerunds out of verbs
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