Where does “மூடுபனி” come from?

மூடுபனி (Tamil) comes from Tamil பனி, from Proto-Dravidian *panī(kil) — dew, cold, chill.

மூடுபனி (Tamil): fog

Definitions

  1. fog

Ancestry of “மூடுபனி”, step by step

மூடுபனி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பனி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபனிto be bedewed, have dew on
2Proto-Dravidian*panī(kil)dew, cold, chill

via Tamil மூடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமூடுto shut, close
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