Where does “மனக்குறை” come from?

மனக்குறை (Tamil) comes from Tamil மன, from Tamil மன், from Urdu من, from Classical Persian من, from Latin manum, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

மனக்குறை (Tamil): grief

Definitions

  1. grief

Ancestry of “மனக்குறை”, step by step

மனக்குறை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மன

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமனexceedingly
2Tamilமன்an expletive
3Urduمنmaund
4Classical Persianمن—
5Latinmanumaccusative singular of manus
6Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
7Proto-Italicmanushand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Tamil குறை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுறைto diminish, decrease, lessen, abate, wane, dwindle, decline
2Proto-Dravidian*kuṯay—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →