Where does “மடம்” come from?

மடம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit मठ — hut, hermit's cottage.

மடம் (Tamil): ignorance, folly

Definitions

  1. ignorance, folly

Ancestry of “மடம்”, step by step

மடம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मठ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमठhut, hermit's cottage

via Tamil மட

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமடstupid, ignorant
Every word from Sanskrit मठ