English
Tamilakam
Tamilakam comes from Tamil தமிழ் ‘Tamil’, and goes back to Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰.
- Old Tamilmodern𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰tamiḻ
- Tamilmodernதமிழ்tamiḻ‘Tamil’
- Tamil, derivedmodernதமிழகம்tamiḻakam
- EnglishtodayTamilakam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Old Tamilmodern𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰tamiḻ
- Tamilmodernதமிழ்tamiḻ‘Tamil’
- Tamil, derivedmodernதமிழகம்tamiḻakam
- EnglishtodayTamilakam
Every English word from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰
Today it means
name the region of South India comprising the modern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where Tamil was the natural language
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 / Tamilakam