Where does “ஒத்துழை” come from?

ஒத்துழை (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஒத்து, from Tamil ஒற்று, from Tamil ஒன்று, from Proto-Dravidian onṯu — one.

ஒத்துழை (Tamil): to co-operate

Definitions

  1. to co-operate

Ancestry of “ஒத்துழை”, step by step

ஒத்துழை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஒத்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஒத்துjointly, in unison, in harmony
2Tamilஒற்றுto press, hug close
3Tamilஒன்றுone
4Proto-Dravidianonṯuone

via Tamil உழை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉழைto work hard, toil, exert, drudge, labour
2Proto-Dravidian*uẓupp-stag, deer
Every word from Proto-Dravidian onṯu →Every word from Tamil ஒன்று →Every word from Tamil ஒற்று →