Where does “நடமாடு” come from?

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

நடமாடு (Tamil): to walk about, roam, wander

Definitions

  1. to walk about, roam, wander

Ancestry of “நடமாடு”, step by step

நடமாடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆடு

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

via Tamil நட

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநடto walk, go, pass, proceed
2Tamilவு—

Words derived from “நடமாடு”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu →Every word from Tamil ஆடு →