Where does “அடிபந்தாட்டம்” come from?

அடிபந்தாட்டம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil பந்து, from Sanskrit बन्धु, from Sanskrit बन्ध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

அடிபந்தாட்டம் (Tamil): baseball

Definitions

  1. baseball

Ancestry of “அடிபந்தாட்டம்”, step by step

அடிபந்தாட்டம் traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பந்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபந்துball, sphere
2Sanskritबन्धुconnection, relation, association; kinship,...
3Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Tamil ஆட்டம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆட்டம்game, sport
2Tamilஆடுgoat, sheep
3Proto-Dravidian*āṭuto play, to dance

via Tamil அடி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅடிfoot
2Old Tamil𑀅𑀝𑀺foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit बन्ध् →Every word from Sanskrit बन्धु →