Where does “kaldei” come from?

kaldei (Bau Bidayuh) comes from Tamil கழுதை, from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓutay — donkey, ass.

kaldei (Bau Bidayuh): donkey

Definitions

  1. donkey

Ancestry of “kaldei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகழுதைdonkey
2Proto-Dravidian*kaẓutaydonkey, ass
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓutay →Every word from Tamil கழுதை →