Where does “வறுநிலம்” come from?

வறுநிலம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil நிலம், from Malay nilam, from Tamil நீலம், from Sanskrit नील, from Proto-Indo-European neyH- — to lead.

வறுநிலம் (Tamil): wasteland

Definitions

  1. wasteland

Ancestry of “வறுநிலம்”, step by step

வறுநிலம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நிலம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநிலம்earth, world
2Malaynilamsapphire
3Tamilநீலம்blue
4Sanskritनीलof a dark color
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead

via Tamil வறுமை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவறுமைpoverty, destitution
2Tamilமைthe alphasyllabic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neyH- →Every word from Sanskrit नील →Every word from Tamil நீலம் →