Where does “விடுமுறை” come from?

விடுமுறை (Tamil) comes from Tamil விடு, from Proto-Dravidian *wiṭu — to leave.

விடுமுறை (Tamil): holiday; vacation

Definitions

  1. holiday; vacation

Ancestry of “விடுமுறை”, step by step

விடுமுறை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil விடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவிடுto let go
2Proto-Dravidian*wiṭuto leave

via Tamil முறை

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமுறைto become stiff, hard
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wiṭu →Every word from Tamil விடு →