English
Tamilan
Tamilan comes from Tamil தமிழன் ‘Tamilian’, and goes back to Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰.
- Old Tamilmodern𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰
- Tamilmodernதமிழ்‘Tamil’
- Tamil, derivedmodernதமிழன்tamiḻaṉ‘Tamilian’
- EnglishtodayTamilan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Tamilmodern𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰
- Tamilmodernதமிழ்‘Tamil’
- Tamil, derivedmodernதமிழன்tamiḻaṉ‘Tamilian’
- EnglishtodayTamilan
The story
Borrowed from Tamil தமிழன் (tamiḻaṉ), likely influenced by similarity to Tamilian.
Every English word from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰
Today it means
noun Synonym of Tamilian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Tamil 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 / Tamilan