Where does “மண்புழு” come from?

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

மண்புழு (Tamil): earthworm

Definitions

  1. earthworm

Ancestry of “மண்புழு”, step by step

மண்புழு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மண்

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

via Tamil புழு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபுழுworm
2Proto-Dravidianpuẓuworm; insect, vermin
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