Where does “மற்றப்படி” come from?

மற்றப்படி (Tamil) comes from Tamil படி, from Sanskrit पठ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH-.

மற்றப்படி (Tamil): otherwise, apart from

Definitions

  1. otherwise, apart from

Ancestry of “மற்றப்படி”, step by step

மற்றப்படி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil படி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபடிto read, recite, chant
2Sanskritपठ्to read or repeat aloud, recite, rehearse
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*pl̥tH-—

via Tamil மற்ற

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமற்றother, the rest
2Tamilமற்றுa term meaning other, another
3Tamilமறுanother, other, alternative
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH- →Every word from Sanskrit पठ् →Every word from Tamil படி →