No evident history. Might be several hundred years before the birth of Jesus Christ
The Tamil word "mannippu" is originated from the Tamil language itself. Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka.
The language Tamil is one of the oldest classical languages in the world and it is believed to have originated around 500 BC. It has a rich literary tradition and is spoken by millions of people in Tamil Nadu and other parts of South India.
tamil own word. man-mannuthal> manni- mannippu.
Yes. It's a Dravidian language spoken mainly in southern India, Sri Lanka and Singapore. And, The term "TAMIL" mentions not only the language, but also culture, civilization, tradition, music & etc., which are originated from Tamil people and Tamil soil. E.g: Tamil Tradition, Tamil Civilization, Tamil Music. (These have got the name of Tamil not because of the language, but from the culture whre they originated)
I'm not an authority on Tamil, but here goes: Anaconda (snake) Catamaran (boat) Corundum (rock) Coir (coconut rope) Curry (spice) Pariah (outcast) Mango (fruit) sandal wood( sandhu in Tamil)rice( arisi in Tamil )
According to linguistic scholars Tamil is older than Kannada.Classical Kannada (language of the Kadamba/Chalukya/Rashtrakuta literature, 4th AD)Language familyDravidianSouthern Tamil-Kannada Kannada-Badaga KannadaTamil Language tree -Classical Tamil (Sangam literature ca. 3rd BC or Older, by Tolkappiyam)Language familyDravidianSouthern Tamil-Kannada Tamil-Kodagu Tamil-Malayalam Tamil Tamil
Sanskrit is considered to be older than Tamil. Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language that has been used for thousands of years, while Tamil is a Dravidian language that originated around the same time but is generally considered to be younger than Sanskrit.
Telugu is ancient language which is originated from proto dravidian languages even Tamil too originated from proto dravidian, there is no direct relationship between Tamil and Telugu other than this. Telugu was wide spread in Tamilnadu due to Telugu naicker kings appointed by vijayanagara kingdom. during the era of naicker kings many telugus migrated to madurai,tanjore coimbattore and settled there. During this period carnatic music was flourished due to great contributions from Telugu saint tyagaraja who did all his compositions in Telugu. There were vaggeyakaras from Telugu origin like syamasastri too contributed a lot.
no.
In south India. The name of the language is tamil.
the person from Tamilnadu, one of the state in India speaking original Tamil. now they start adding words in Tamil, but not all. but we can consider as they are just translating Tamil to English. what i try to say, the pure Tamil is originated from Tamilnad not srilanka
The Malayalam language originated from Tamil in the 6th century. Malayalam is it's own language but is comprised of many letters that are also a part of Sanskrit.