Where does “நெய்யாடல்” come from?

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

நெய்யாடல் (Tamil): oil bath taken on festive occasions

Definitions

  1. oil bath taken on festive occasions

Ancestry of “நெய்யாடல்”, step by step

நெய்யாடல் traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆடல்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆடல்form three
2Tamilஆடுgoat, sheep
3Proto-Dravidian*āṭuto play, to dance

via Tamil நெய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilநெய்ghee
2Proto-Dravidian*neyoil, ghee

via Tamil ய்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilய்The alphasyllabic combination of

Words derived from “நெய்யாடல்”

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