Where does “செவ்வூதா” come from?

செவ்வூதா (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஊதா, from Urdu اودا, from Prakrit 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸𑀬𑀇, from Sanskrit *उद्दात, from Sanskrit द, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

செவ்வூதா (Tamil): purple

Definitions

  1. purple

Ancestry of “செவ்வூதா”, step by step

செவ்வூதா traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஊதா

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஊதாpurple, violet
2Urduاوداpurple-coloured
3Prakrit𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸𑀬𑀇—
4Sanskrit*उद्दात—
5Sanskritदwhat gives
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Tamil செவ்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசெவ்—
2Proto-Dravidianke-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit द →Every word from Sanskrit *उद्दात →