Where does “ஊட்டு” come from?

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

ஊட்டு (Tamil): to put small quantity of food into the mouth, as of a child, of a sick person

Definitions

  1. to put small quantity of food into the mouth, as of a child, of a sick person

Ancestry of “ஊட்டு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉண்to eat
2Proto-Dravidian*uHṇto eat, drink

Words derived from “ஊட்டு

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uHṇEvery word from Tamil உண்