Where does “புகடு” come from?

புகடு (Tamil) comes from Tamil விடு, from Proto-Dravidian *wiṭu — to leave.

புகடு (Tamil): to throw

Definitions

  1. to throw

Ancestry of “புகடு”, step by step

புகடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil விடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவிடுto let go
2Proto-Dravidian*wiṭuto leave

via Tamil புகு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபுகுto reach, attain, enter
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wiṭu →Every word from Tamil விடு →