Where does “முலையூட்டி” come from?

முலையூட்டி (Tamil) comes from Tamil ஊட்டு, from Tamil உண், from Proto-Dravidian *uHṇ — to eat, drink.

Ancestry of “முலையூட்டி”, step by step

முலையூட்டி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil ஊட்டு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஊட்டுto put small quantity of food into the mouth, as of a child, of a sick person
2Tamilஉண்to eat
3Proto-Dravidian*uHṇto eat, drink

via Tamil முலை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுலைbreast
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *uHṇ →Every word from Tamil உண் →Every word from Tamil ஊட்டு →