Where does “නෙයියාඩම” come from?

නෙයියාඩම (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil நெய்யாடல், from Tamil ஆடல், from Tamil ஆடு, from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu — to play, to dance.

නෙයියාඩම (Sinhalese): play, sport

Definitions

  1. play, sport

Ancestry of “නෙයියාඩම”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநெய்யாடல்oil bath taken on festive occasions
2Tamilஆடல்form three
3Tamilஆடுgoat, sheep
4Proto-Dravidian*āṭuto play, to dance
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu →Every word from Tamil ஆடு →Every word from Tamil ஆடல் →