Where does “அப்படி” come from?

அப்படி (Tamil) comes from Tamil படி, from Sanskrit पठ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH-.

அப்படி (Tamil): in that way, like that, thus, so

Definitions

  1. in that way, like that, thus, so

Ancestry of “அப்படி”, step by step

அப்படி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil படி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபடிto read, recite, chant
2Sanskritपठ्to read or repeat aloud, recite, rehearse
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*pl̥tH-—

via Tamil அ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅthere, that
2Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH- →Every word from Sanskrit पठ् →Every word from Tamil படி →