Where does “உரையாடல்” come from?

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

உரையாடல் (Tamil): conversation

Definitions

  1. conversation

Ancestry of “உரையாடல்”, step by step

உரையாடல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆடல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆடல்form three
2Tamilஆடுgoat, sheep
3Proto-Dravidian*āṭuto play, to dance

via Tamil உரையாடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉரையாடுto converse
2Tamilஉரைto be reduced into a powder or paste; to wear away by attrition; to be indented or effaced by rubbing
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu →Every word from Tamil ஆடு →Every word from Tamil ஆடல் →