Is tamil derived from Sanskrit

[Nedunchezhiyan]

Thiru A P MASILMANI avargaLae!

Thank you for explaining the word 'kauvery' root. Also for your explanation on "kapaadapuram."

Would you please explain the root of the words 'UththamaN' and "uthAraNam" (if they are Thamizh and if they aren't Thamizh words then their 'foreign' words then their roots).

I am having trouble convincing some people here about Thamizh words that we discuss in this forum. They seem to stand strong on the point that 'foreign' etymologists don't accept it and that we can't seem to convince others that these words like "Vithavai; Viduvai" etc as Thamizh root word. They say that Sanskirit has the root or the explanation of such words hence we can't seem to convince foreigners regarding that. Did Thevaneyap Pavanaar explained about these things? Oh and some people say Thevaneyap Pavanaar work is available to all now...anyway please help me convince them. They say its possible but we can't prove it etc...

nanRi, paNivu