Where does “තෝඩුව” come from?

තෝඩුව (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil தோடு, from Tamil தொடு, from Proto-Dravidian *toṭV- — to hold.

තෝඩුව (Sinhalese): earring

Definitions

  1. earring

Ancestry of “තෝඩුව”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதோடுpalm leaf
2Tamilதொடுto touch
3Proto-Dravidian*toṭV-to hold
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *toṭV- →Every word from Tamil தொடு →Every word from Tamil தோடு →