Where does “কুঁড়ে” come from?

কুঁড়ে (Bengali) comes from Hindi कुटी, from Tamil குடி, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

কুঁড়ে (Bengali): thatched hut, poorly made hut, hovel, shanty

Definitions

  1. thatched hut, poorly made hut, hovel, shanty

Ancestry of “কুঁড়ে”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकुटी—
2Tamilகுடிto drink
3Dravidiandra—
4Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Tamil குடி →