Where does “முற்படு” come from?
முற்படு (Tamil) comes from Tamil முன், from Tamil நாள், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *nāḷ.
முற்படு (Tamil): to precede, go ahead
Ancestry of “முற்படு”, step by step
முற்படு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil முன்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | முன் | anteriority |
| 2 | Tamil | நாள் | day |
| 3 | Old Tamil | 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑁆 | day |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *nāḷ | — |
via Tamil படு
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | படு | to strike, land on, fall on, touch, come into contact with |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पट | garment, piece of cloth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |