Where does “கூத்தாடு” come from?

கூத்தாடு (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஆடு, from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu — to play, to dance.

கூத்தாடு (Tamil): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “கூத்தாடு”, step by step

கூத்தாடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆடுgoat, sheep
2Proto-Dravidian*āṭuto play, to dance

via Tamil கூத்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகூத்துperformance, dance
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu →Every word from Tamil ஆடு →