luni
‘prefix to indicate moon’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. luna ‘moon, goddess of the moon’ < leuksna- < O.Ch.Sl. luna ‘moon’ < O.Pr. lauxnos ‘stars’ < M.Ir. luan ‘light, moon’ < loo < leuk- < Tamil el
luni
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’