Where does “ஊட்ட” come from?

ஊட்ட (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஊட்டம், from Tamil ஊட்டு, from Tamil உண், from Proto-Dravidian *uHṇ — to eat, drink.

Ancestry of “ஊட்ட”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஊட்டம்food, refreshment
2Tamilஊட்டுto put small quantity of food into the mouth, as of a child, of a sick person
3Tamilஉண்to eat
4Proto-Dravidian*uHṇto eat, drink

Words derived from “ஊட்ட”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uHṇ →Every word from Tamil உண் →Every word from Tamil ஊட்டு →