Where does “மீநாயகன்” come from?

மீநாயகன் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நாயகன், from Sanskrit नायक, from Sanskrit नी, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

மீநாயகன் (Tamil): a person with superhuman abilities

Definitions

  1. a person with superhuman abilities

Ancestry of “மீநாயகன்”, step by step

மீநாயகன் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாயகன்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாயகன்hero of a poem or story
2Sanskritनायकguide, leader; chief; lord; master; etc; leader,...
3Sanskritनीto guide, govern, direct
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Tamil மீ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமீtop, surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नी →Every word from Sanskrit नायक →