Where does “மூக்கன்” come from?

மூக்கன் (Tamil) comes from Tamil -அன், from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu — Indicates a masculine noun.

மூக்கன் (Tamil): man with a large or prominent nose

Definitions

  1. man with a large or prominent nose

Ancestry of “மூக்கன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-அன்(singular) masculine suffix particle
2Proto-Dravidian*-anṯuIndicates a masculine noun
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu →Every word from Tamil -அன் →