Where does “கும்மியடி” come from?

கும்மியடி (Tamil) comes from Tamil அடி, from Old Tamil 𑀅𑀝𑀺 — foot.

கும்மியடி (Tamil): to play the kummi dance

Definitions

  1. to play the kummi dance

Ancestry of “கும்மியடி”, step by step

கும்மியடி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil அடி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅடிfoot
2Old Tamil𑀅𑀝𑀺foot

via Tamil கும்மி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகும்மிKummi, a folk dance with clapping of hands to time and singing, especially among girls
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