Where does “কটি” come from?

কটি (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit कति, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

কটি (Assamese): buttock (vulgar)

Definitions

  1. buttock (vulgar)

Ancestry of “কটি”, step by step

কটি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकतिhow many
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷotihow many?
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Sanskrit कटि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकटिthe waist; the hips, buttocks; an elephant's...
2Dravidiandra—
3Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “কটি”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷoti →