Where does “முனை” come from?

முனை (Tamil) comes from Tamil முன், from Tamil நாள், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ.

முனை (Tamil): point, sharpened end, edge, tip; tenon

Definitions

  1. point, sharpened end, edge, tip; tenon

Ancestry of “முனை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுன்anteriority
2Tamilநாள்day
3Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆day
4Proto-Dravidian*nāḷ—

Words derived from “முனை”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நாள் →