Where does “மேனாடு” come from?

மேனாடு (Tamil) comes from Tamil நாடு, from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼.

மேனாடு (Tamil): Svarga (as the upper world)

Definitions

  1. Svarga (as the upper world)

Ancestry of “மேனாடு”, step by step

மேனாடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாடுcountry
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼—

via Tamil மேல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமேல்upper, higher
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀝𑀼 →Every word from Tamil நாடு →