Where does “ඔත්තුව” come from?

ඔත්තුව (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil ஒற்று, from Tamil ஒன்று, from Proto-Dravidian onṯu — one.

ඔත්තුව (Sinhalese): spying, espionage

Definitions

  1. spying, espionage

Ancestry of “ඔත්තුව”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஒற்றுto press, hug close
2Tamilஒன்றுone
3Proto-Dravidianonṯuone
Every word from Proto-Dravidian onṯu →Every word from Tamil ஒன்று →Every word from Tamil ஒற்று →
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