Where does “ஆடி” come from?

ஆடி (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit आषाढ, from Sanskrit अषाढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *asaẓḍʰas.

ஆடி (Tamil): Aadi, the fourth month of the Tamil year, occurring in July-August in the Gregorian calendar. Preceded by ஆனி and followed by ஆவணி

Definitions

  1. Aadi, the fourth month of the Tamil year, occurring in July-August in the Gregorian calendar. Preceded by ஆனி and followed by ஆவணி

Ancestry of “ஆடி”, step by step

ஆடி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आषाढ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआषाढthe fourth month of the Hindu lunar calendar (in which the full moon is near the constellation अषाढा)
2Sanskritअषाढinvincible, unconquerable
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*asaẓḍʰas—

via Tamil ஆடு

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

Words derived from “ஆடி”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *asaẓḍʰas →Every word from Sanskrit अषाढ →Every word from Sanskrit आषाढ →