Where does “மண்ணைக்கவ்வு” come from?

மண்ணைக்கவ்வு (Tamil) comes from Tamil மண்ணை, from Tamil -ஐ, from Tamil தொல்லை, from Tamil தொலை — to become lost.

மண்ணைக்கவ்வு (Tamil): to bite the dust

Definitions

  1. to bite the dust

Ancestry of “மண்ணைக்கவ்வு”, step by step

மண்ணைக்கவ்வு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மண்ணை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமண்ணை—
2Tamil-ஐmakes nouns from verbs
3Tamilதொல்லைannoyance, vexation
4Tamilதொலைto become lost

via Tamil கவ்வு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகவ்வுto snatch, take up by mouth or beak, as by an animal
Every word from Tamil தொலை →Every word from Tamil -ஐ →Every word from Tamil தொல்லை →