Where does “மன்னன்” come from?

மன்னன் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -அன், from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu — Indicates a masculine noun.

மன்னன் (Tamil): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “மன்னன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-அன்(singular) masculine suffix particle
2Proto-Dravidian*-anṯuIndicates a masculine noun

Words derived from “மன்னன்

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯuEvery word from Tamil -அன்