Where does “தொடுவான்” come from?

தொடுவான் (Tamil) comes from Tamil தொடு, from Proto-Dravidian *toṭV- — to hold.

தொடுவான் (Tamil): as the place where the heavens touch the earth

Definitions

  1. as the place where the heavens touch the earth

Ancestry of “தொடுவான்”, step by step

தொடுவான் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil தொடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதொடுto touch
2Proto-Dravidian*toṭV-to hold

via Tamil வான்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவான்sky, the visible heavens
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *toṭV-Every word from Tamil தொடு
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