Where does “மீச்செலவு” come from?

மீச்செலவு (Tamil) comes from Tamil செலவு, from Tamil -வு, from Old Tamil -𑀯𑀼.

மீச்செலவு (Tamil): arrogant conduct, presumption, forward behavior

Definitions

  1. arrogant conduct, presumption, forward behavior

Ancestry of “மீச்செலவு”, step by step

மீச்செலவு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil செலவு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசெலவுexpense, cost, expenditure, charges
2Tamil-வுforms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs
3Old Tamil-𑀯𑀼—

via Tamil மீ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமீtop, surface
Every word from Old Tamil -𑀯𑀼 →Every word from Tamil -வு →Every word from Tamil செலவு →
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