Where does “மந்தைவெளி” come from?

மந்தைவெளி (Tamil) comes from Tamil வெளி, from Tamil வெள், from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ — white.

மந்தைவெளி (Tamil): pasture, grazing land

Definitions

  1. pasture, grazing land

Ancestry of “மந்தைவெளி”, step by step

மந்தைவெளி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வெளி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவெளிoutside, exterior
2Tamilவெள்white colour
3Proto-Dravidian*weḷwhite

via Tamil மந்தை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமந்தைflock, herd
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ →Every word from Tamil வெள் →Every word from Tamil வெளி →