Where does “pondan” come from?

pondan (Malay) comes from Tamil பெண்டன், from Tamil பெண், from Proto-Dravidian *peṇ.

pondan (Malay): effeminate man; transvestite

Definitions

  1. effeminate man; transvestite

Ancestry of “pondan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெண்டன்intersex, eunuch, hermaphrodite
2Tamilபெண்female in general
3Proto-Dravidian*peṇ—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *peṇ →Every word from Tamil பெண் →Every word from Tamil பெண்டன் →