Where does “வாழைத்தண்டு” come from?

வாழைத்தண்டு (Tamil) comes from Tamil வாழை, from Proto-South Dravidian *wāẓay.

வாழைத்தண்டு (Tamil): stem of the plantain tree also used as a vegetable

Definitions

  1. stem of the plantain tree also used as a vegetable

Ancestry of “வாழைத்தண்டு”, step by step

வாழைத்தண்டு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வாழை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TamilவாழைMusa × paradisiaca, plantain, banana, banana tree
2Proto-South Dravidian*wāẓay—

via Tamil தண்டு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதண்டுstalk, stem
2Old Tamil𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀼stick
Every word from Proto-South Dravidian *wāẓay →Every word from Tamil வாழை →