Where does “පාඩම” come from?

පාඩම (Sinhalese) comes from Tamil பாடம், from Sanskrit पाठ, from Sanskrit पठ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH-.

පාඩම (Sinhalese): lesson, school lesson

Definitions

  1. lesson, school lesson

Ancestry of “පාඩම”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபாடம்lesson
2Sanskritपाठrecitation, recital; reading, perusal, study; a...
3Sanskritपठ्to read or repeat aloud, recite, rehearse
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*pl̥tH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH- →Every word from Sanskrit पठ् →Every word from Sanskrit पाठ →