Where does “தந்தை” come from?

தந்தை (Tamil) comes from Proto-Dravidian tantay, from Proto-Dravidian tam — self.

தந்தை (Tamil): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “தந்தை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiantantayfather
2Proto-Dravidiantamself
Every word from Proto-Dravidian tam →Every word from Proto-Dravidian tantay →