Where does “மன்றாடு” come from?

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

மன்றாடு (Tamil): to pray, entreat, implore, petition, supplicate

Definitions

  1. to pray, entreat, implore, petition, supplicate

Ancestry of “மன்றாடு”, step by step

மன்றாடு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஆடு

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

via Tamil மன்று

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமன்று—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *āṭu →Every word from Tamil ஆடு →