Where does “தள்ளாடு” come from?

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

தள்ளாடு (Tamil): to move with faltering steps, as an aged person

Definitions

  1. to move with faltering steps, as an aged person

Ancestry of “தள்ளாடு”, step by step

தள்ளாடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆடு

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

via Tamil தள்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதள்to hinder, obstruct, stop
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu →Every word from Tamil ஆடு →