Where does “ஒற்றன்” come from?

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

ஒற்றன் (Tamil): spy

Definitions

  1. spy

Ancestry of “ஒற்றன்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஒற்றுto press, hug close
2Tamilஒன்றுone
3Proto-Dravidianonṯuone
Every word from Proto-Dravidian onṯu →Every word from Tamil ஒன்று →Every word from Tamil ஒற்று →