Where does “விடுவி” come from?

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

விடுவி (Tamil): to release, acquit

Definitions

  1. to release, acquit

Ancestry of “விடுவி”, step by step

விடுவி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil விடு

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

via Tamil வி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவி—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *wiṭu →Every word from Tamil விடு →