Where does “ఆటపాటలు” come from?
ఆటపాటలు (Telugu) comes from Telugu పాట, from Telugu పాడు, from Proto-Dravidian *pāṭV-.
ఆటపాటలు (Telugu): games and songs
Ancestry of “ఆటపాటలు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | పాట | song |
| 2 | Telugu | పాడు | A wreck, waste, ruin; village; to sing |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *pāṭV- | — |