Where does “ஒட்டடை” come from?

ஒட்டடை (Tamil) comes from Tamil அடை, from Tamil அடு — to be next, near.

ஒட்டடை (Tamil): spider's web and dust; cobweb

Definitions

  1. spider's web and dust; cobweb

Ancestry of “ஒட்டடை”, step by step

ஒட்டடை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அடை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅடைjoining
2Tamilஅடுto be next, near

via Tamil ஒட்டு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஒட்டுto stick, patch, bind like glue
Every word from Tamil அடு →Every word from Tamil அடை →