Where does “நாற்றுநடவு” come from?

நாற்றுநடவு (Tamil) comes from Tamil நாற்று, from Tamil நாறு, from Proto-Dravidian *ñāṯu — to emit smell.

நாற்றுநடவு (Tamil): transplantation of seedlings

Definitions

  1. transplantation of seedlings

Ancestry of “நாற்றுநடவு”, step by step

நாற்றுநடவு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil நாற்று

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநாற்றுseedlings reared for transplantation
2Tamilநாறுto yield a smell usually bad
3Proto-Dravidian*ñāṯuto emit smell

via Tamil நடவு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநடவுto cause to go, drive, lead on, conduct, discharge
2Tamilநடto walk, go, pass, proceed
3Tamilவு—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ñāṯu →Every word from Tamil நாறு →Every word from Tamil நாற்று →