Where does “முன்னாடி” come from?

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

முன்னாடி (Tamil): already, previously, formerly

Definitions

  1. already, previously, formerly

Ancestry of “முன்னாடி”, step by step

முன்னாடி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil முன்

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

via Tamil நாடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாடுcountry
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நாள் →