Where does “வேற்றுமை” come from?

வேற்றுமை (Tamil) comes from Tamil -மை, from Old Tamil -𑀫𑁃, from Proto-Dravidian *-may — abstract noun formative.

வேற்றுமை (Tamil): difference, diversity

Definitions

  1. difference, diversity

Ancestry of “வேற்றுமை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamil-மைness, -ity added to nouns, adjectives or verbs to produce abstract nouns
2Old Tamil-𑀫𑁃forms abstract nouns
3Proto-Dravidian*-mayabstract noun formative

Words derived from “வேற்றுமை”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-may →Every word from Tamil -மை →Every word from Old Tamil -𑀫𑁃 →