Where does “ஊட்டச்சத்து” come from?

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

ஊட்டச்சத்து (Tamil): nutrition, nourishment

Definitions

  1. nutrition, nourishment

Ancestry of “ஊட்டச்சத்து”, step by step

ஊட்டச்சத்து traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஊட்ட

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஊட்ட—
2Tamilஊட்டம்food, refreshment
3Tamilஊட்டுto put small quantity of food into the mouth, as of a child, of a sick person
4Tamilஉண்to eat
5Proto-Dravidian*uHṇto eat, drink

via Tamil சத்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசத்துtruth, reality
2Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uHṇ →Every word from Tamil உண் →Every word from Tamil ஊட்டு →