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Where does “மண்ணை” come from?
மண்ணை (Tamil) comes from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.
Ancestry of “மண்ணை”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Tamil
-ஐ
makes nouns from verbs
2
Tamil
தொல்லை
annoyance, vexation
3
Tamil
தொலை
to become lost
Words derived from “மண்ணை”
மணை
மண்ணைக்கவ்வு
மண்ணைப்போடு
அரிவாள்மணை
திருகுமணை
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