Where does “உடையவன்” come from?

உடையவன் (Tamil) comes from Tamil உடைய, from Tamil உடை, from Tamil உடு, from Old Tamil 𑀉𑀝𑁃.

உடையவன் (Tamil): possessor, owner

Definitions

  1. possessor, owner

Ancestry of “உடையவன்”, step by step

உடையவன் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil உடைய

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉடைய—
2Tamilஉடைclothes, garment, dress
3Tamilஉடுto put on, wear as clothes
4Old Tamil𑀉𑀝𑁃—

via Tamil அவன்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅவன்he, that (male) person
2Tamilஅ-that
3Proto-Dravidiana-that, that there
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀉𑀝𑁃 →Every word from Tamil உடு →Every word from Tamil உடை →