Where does “kati” come from?
kati (Dutch) comes from Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி, from Tamil கட்டு, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- — to tie.
kati (Dutch): A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol,...
Definitions
- A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol,...
Ancestry of “kati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | kati | A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol,... |
| 2 | Tamil | கட்டி | clod, lump, concretion; anything hardened, coagulated |
| 3 | Tamil | கட்டு | to tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *kaṭ- | to tie |