Where does “நீர்” come from?

நீர் (Toda) comes from Proto-Dravidian nīr — you; water.

நீர் (Toda): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “நீர்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiannīryou; water
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