Where does “கூடைப்பந்து” come from?

கூடைப்பந்து (Tamil) comes from Tamil பந்து, from Sanskrit बन्धु, from Sanskrit बन्ध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

கூடைப்பந்து (Tamil): the ball used in the sport of basketball

Definitions

  1. the ball used in the sport of basketball

Ancestry of “கூடைப்பந்து”, step by step

கூடைப்பந்து traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பந்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபந்துball, sphere
2Sanskritबन्धुconnection, relation, association; kinship,...
3Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Tamil கூடை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகூடைbasket, bag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ-Every word from Sanskrit बन्ध्Every word from Sanskrit बन्धु