Where does “பண்பாடு” come from?

பண்பாடு (Tamil) comes from Tamil பாடு, from English bawd, from Middle English bawde, from Old French baud, from Frankish balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

பண்பாடு (Tamil): culture

Definitions

  1. culture

Ancestry of “பண்பாடு”, step by step

பண்பாடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பாடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபாடுto sing, chant
2EnglishbawdA person who keeps a house of prostitution, or...
3Middle Englishbawde
4Old Frenchbaudbold; brave; cheerful; full of ardour
5Frankishbalþbold, brave
6Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Tamil பண்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபண்service, work, business, employment
2Tamilபண்ணுto do, make, effect, produce, accomplish
3Proto-Dravidian*paṇ-to work
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic balþaz