Where does “உழைப்பு” come from?

உழைப்பு (Tamil) comes from Tamil உழை, from Proto-Dravidian *uẓupp- — stag, deer.

உழைப்பு (Tamil): toil, industry, diligence

Definitions

  1. toil, industry, diligence

Ancestry of “உழைப்பு”, step by step

உழைப்பு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil உழை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉழைto work hard, toil, exert, drudge, labour
2Proto-Dravidian*uẓupp-stag, deer

via Tamil ப்பு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilப்பு—

Words derived from “உழைப்பு”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uẓupp- →Every word from Tamil உழை →