Where does “ஓதல்” come from?

ஓதல் (Tamil) comes from Tamil அல், from Tamil அல்- — the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs.

ஓதல் (Tamil): form three

Definitions

  1. form three

Ancestry of “ஓதல்”, step by step

ஓதல் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅல்night, nightfall
2Tamilஅல்-the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs

via Tamil ஓது

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஓதுto recite
2Proto-Dravidian*ōtu—
Every word from Tamil அல்- →Every word from Tamil அல் →