Where does “முந்தாநாள்” come from?
முந்தாநாள் (Tamil) comes from Tamil முந்து, from Tamil முன், from Tamil நாள், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ.
முந்தாநாள் (Tamil): day before yesterday
Ancestry of “முந்தாநாள்”, step by step
முந்தாநாள் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil முந்து
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | முந்து | to take precedence, precede; to take the lead; to be first; to be before the rest |
| 2 | Tamil | முன் | anteriority |
| 3 | Tamil | நாள் | day |
| 4 | Old Tamil | 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 | day |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *nāḷ | — |
via Tamil ஆ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | ஆ | The second vowel of Tamil, written in the Tamil script |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀆 | cow; the female of an ox |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *ā | cow |
Words derived from “முந்தாநாள்”