Where does “வாத்து” come from?

வாத்து (Tamil) comes from Portuguese Pato, from Old Portuguese pato — duck.

வாத்து (Tamil): duck

Definitions

  1. duck

Ancestry of “வாத்து”, step by step

வாத்து traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Pato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePatoduck
2Old Portuguesepatoduck

via Urdu بطخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduبطخduck
2Classical Persianبطک—
Every word from Old Portuguese pato →Every word from Portuguese Pato →