Where does “எழுதுபடம்” come from?

எழுதுபடம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil படம், from Tamil படை, from Tamil படு, from Sanskrit पट, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

எழுதுபடம் (Tamil): picture, painting on a canvas

Definitions

  1. picture, painting on a canvas

Ancestry of “எழுதுபடம்”, step by step

எழுதுபடம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil படம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபடம்drawing, picture, painting
2Tamilபடைarmy
3Tamilபடுto strike, land on, fall on, touch, come into contact with
4Sanskritपटgarment, piece of cloth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Tamil எழுது

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஎழுதுto write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Sanskrit पट →Every word from Tamil படு →