Where does “மூதுரை” come from?
மூதுரை (Tamil) comes from Tamil மூது, from Tamil மூ, from Proto-Tungusic mū, from Proto-Finnic muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mu.
மூதுரை (Tamil): proverb
Definitions
- proverb
Ancestry of “மூதுரை”, step by step
மூதுரை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil மூது
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | மூது | old, mature |
| 2 | Tamil | மூ | the alphasyllabic combination of |
| 3 | Proto-Tungusic | mū | water |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | muu | other, another; different |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | mu | — |
via Tamil உரை
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | உரை | to be reduced into a powder or paste; to wear away by attrition; to be indented or effaced by rubbing |