Where does “ஊட்டம்” come from?

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

ஊட்டம் (Tamil): food, refreshment

Definitions

  1. food, refreshment

Ancestry of “ஊட்டம்”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ஊட்டம்”

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