Where does “முன்னோடி” come from?

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

முன்னோடி (Tamil): pioneer, precursor, forerunner

Definitions

  1. pioneer, precursor, forerunner

Ancestry of “முன்னோடி”, step by step

முன்னோடி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil முன்

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

via Tamil ஓடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஓடுto run, flee, fasten
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 →Every word from Tamil நாள் →