Where does “வெறுமை” come from?

வெறுமை (Tamil) comes from Tamil மை — the alphasyllabic.

வெறுமை (Tamil): emptiness, vapidness, vacuum, bareness, nothingness

Definitions

  1. emptiness, vapidness, vacuum, bareness, nothingness

Ancestry of “வெறுமை”, step by step

வெறுமை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil மை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமைthe alphasyllabic

via Tamil வெறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவெறுto detest, loathe, abhor, be disgusted with
Every word from Tamil மை