Where does “tandu” come from?

tandu (Classical Malay) comes from Tamil தண்டு, from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀼 — stick.

Ancestry of “tandu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதண்டுstalk, stem
2Old Tamil𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀼stick

Words derived from “tandu”

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