Where does “முரண்மொழி” come from?

முரண்மொழி (Tamil) comes from Tamil மொழி, from Proto-Dravidian *moẓV- — to speak.

முரண்மொழி (Tamil): contrast, antithesis

Definitions

  1. contrast, antithesis

Ancestry of “முரண்மொழி”, step by step

முரண்மொழி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மொழி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமொழிlanguage
2Proto-Dravidian*moẓV-to speak

via Tamil முரண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுரண்to be at variance, to be opposed
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *moẓV-Every word from Tamil மொழி
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