Where does “மேனீர்” come from?

மேனீர் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நீர், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰, from Proto-Dravidian nīr — you; water.

மேனீர் (Tamil): rainwater

Definitions

  1. rainwater

Ancestry of “மேனீர்”, step by step

மேனீர் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நீர்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநீர்water
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰y'all
3Proto-Dravidiannīryou; water

via Tamil மேல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமேல்upper, higher
Every word from Proto-Dravidian nīr →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰 →Every word from Tamil நீர் →