Where does “ஆடை” come from?

ஆடை (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆடு, from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu — to play, to dance.

ஆடை (Tamil): cloth, clothing, dress, garment

Definitions

  1. cloth, clothing, dress, garment

Ancestry of “ஆடை”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ஆடை”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu →Every word from Tamil ஆடு →
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