Where does “ஆட்டம்” come from?

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

ஆட்டம் (Tamil): game, sport

Definitions

  1. game, sport

Ancestry of “ஆட்டம்”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ஆட்டம்”

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