Where does “கடவுள்” come from?

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

கடவுள் (Tamil): God, Supreme Being

Definitions

  1. God, Supreme Being

Ancestry of “கடவுள்”, step by step

கடவுள் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil உள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉள்to be, exist
2Tamilபடுto strike, land on, fall on, touch, come into contact with
3Sanskritपटgarment, piece of cloth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Tamil கட

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகடto cross, to pass

Words derived from “கடவுள்”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Sanskrit पट →Every word from Tamil படு →