Where does “வாழ்த்துரை” come from?

வாழ்த்துரை (Tamil) comes from Tamil வாழ்த்து, from Tamil வாழ், from Proto-Dravidian *wāẓ — to live.

வாழ்த்துரை (Tamil): benediction

Definitions

  1. benediction

Ancestry of “வாழ்த்துரை”, step by step

வாழ்த்துரை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil வாழ்த்து

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவாழ்த்துto congratulate, felicitate, bless, wish
2Tamilவாழ்to live, sustain life
3Proto-Dravidian*wāẓto live

via Tamil உரை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஉரைto be reduced into a powder or paste; to wear away by attrition; to be indented or effaced by rubbing
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wāẓ