Where does “மின்னல்” come from?

மின்னல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மின்னு, from Proto-Dravidian *min- — to twinkle, shine.

மின்னல் (Tamil): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “மின்னல்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமின்னுto emit lightning
2Proto-Dravidian*min-to twinkle, shine
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *min- →Every word from Tamil மின்னு →