Where does “ఆటపాటలు” come from?

ఆటపాటలు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పాట, from Telugu పాడు, from Proto-Dravidian *pāṭV- — to sing.

ఆటపాటలు (Telugu): games and songs

Definitions

  1. games and songs

Ancestry of “ఆటపాటలు”, step by step

ఆటపాటలు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu పాట

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguపాటsong
2TeluguపాడుA wreck, waste, ruin; village; to sing
3Proto-Dravidian*pāṭV-to sing

via Telugu ఆట

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguఆటplay, sport, game; dance, acting or stage...
2Teluguఆడుto play; to speak, say; female
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *pāṭV- →Every word from Telugu పాడు →Every word from Telugu పాట →