Where does “எப்படி” come from?

எப்படி (Tamil) comes from Tamil படி, from Sanskrit पठ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH-.

எப்படி (Tamil): how, in what way

Definitions

  1. how, in what way

Ancestry of “எப்படி”, step by step

எப்படி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil படி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபடிto read, recite, chant
2Sanskritपठ्to read or repeat aloud, recite, rehearse
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*pl̥tH-—

via Tamil எ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilஎThe seventh vowel in Tamil
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH- →Every word from Sanskrit पठ् →Every word from Tamil படி →