Where does “மருநிலம்” come from?
மருநிலம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நிலம், from Malay nilam, from Tamil நீலம், from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.
மருநிலம் (Tamil): wilderness, sandy waste
Ancestry of “மருநிலம்”, step by step
மருநிலம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil நிலம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | நிலம் | earth, world |
| 2 | Malay | nilam | sapphire |
| 3 | Tamil | நீலம் | blue |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
via Tamil மரு
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | மரு | wart |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मरु | wilderness, sandy waste, desert; mountain, rock;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |