Where does “பந்தாடு” come from?

பந்தாடு (Tamil) comes from Tamil பந்து, from Sanskrit बन्धु, from Sanskrit बन्ध्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

பந்தாடு (Tamil): to kick around, shunt

Definitions

  1. to kick around, shunt

Ancestry of “பந்தாடு”, step by step

பந்தாடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil பந்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபந்துball, sphere
2Sanskritबन्धुconnection, relation, association; kinship,...
3Sanskritबन्ध्to bind, tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Tamil ஆடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஆடுgoat, sheep
2Proto-Dravidian*āṭuto play, to dance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit बन्ध् →Every word from Sanskrit बन्धु →