Where does “ކުއްތާ” come from?

ކުއްތާ (Dhivehi) comes from Hindi कुत्ता, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢, from Ashokan Prakrit ?????, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kúttas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kúttas.

ކުއްތާ (Dhivehi): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “ކުއްތާ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकुत्ताdog; a conman, cheat, dog; a lackey, servant
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢dog; rent, lease
3Ashokan Prakrit?????dog
4Proto-Indo-Aryankúttas—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankúttas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kúttas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kúttas →Every word from Ashokan Prakrit ????? →