Where does “ทมิฬ” come from?

ทมิฬ (Thai) comes from Pali damiḷa, from Tamil தமிழ், from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 — Tamil.

ทมิฬ (Thai): Tamil (people or language)

Definitions

  1. Tamil (people or language)

Ancestry of “ทมิฬ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PalidamiḷaTamil; Dravidian
2Tamilதமிழ்Tamil
3Old Tamil𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰Tamil
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 →Every word from Tamil தமிழ் →Every word from Pali damiḷa →