Where does “அட்டு” come from?
அட்டு (Tamil) comes from Burmese အတု, from Burmese အ-, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
அட்டு (Tamil): a cake made out of jaggery
Definitions
- a cake made out of jaggery
Ancestry of “அட்டு”, step by step
அட்டு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese အတု
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အတု | copy, imitation, counterfeit, emulation |
| 2 | Burmese | အ- | used to make nouns from verbs, from adjectives or... |
| 3 | Pali | a- | no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Tamil அடு
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | அடு | to be next, near |