Where does “முனைவர்” come from?

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

முனைவர் (Tamil): sages, enemies

Definitions

  1. sages, enemies

Ancestry of “முனைவர்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுனைpoint, sharpened end, edge, tip; tenon
2Tamilமுன்anteriority
3Tamilநாள்day
4Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆day
5Proto-Dravidian*nāḷ—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நாள் →