Where does “முப்புள்ளி” come from?

முப்புள்ளி (Tamil) comes from Tamil மு-, from Tamil கோணம், from Tamil -அம், from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆.

முப்புள்ளி (Tamil): the letter ஃ, as having three dots

Definitions

  1. the letter ஃ, as having three dots

Ancestry of “முப்புள்ளி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமு-three
2Tamilகோணம்angle, prospective
3Tamil-அம்nominalizing suffix typically forms neuter nouns
4Old Tamil-𑀅𑀫𑁆—
Every word from Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil -அம் →Every word from Tamil கோணம் →