Where does “நூலாம்படை” come from?

நூலாம்படை (Tamil) comes from Tamil படை, from Tamil படு, from Sanskrit पट, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

நூலாம்படை (Tamil): spider's network, spiderweb, cobweb

Definitions

  1. spider's network, spiderweb, cobweb

Ancestry of “நூலாம்படை”, step by step

நூலாம்படை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil படை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபடைarmy
2Tamilபடுto strike, land on, fall on, touch, come into contact with
3Sanskritपटgarment, piece of cloth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Tamil நூல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநூல்book, treatise; systematic doctrine, science;...
2Old Tamil𑀦𑀽𑀮𑁆thread
3Proto-Dravidian*nūlthread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Sanskrit पट →Every word from Tamil படு →