Where does “kati” come from?

kati (English) comes from Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி, from Tamil கட்டு, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- — to tie.

kati (English): A weight equivalent to about 1.5 pounds, adopted...

Definitions

  1. A weight equivalent to about 1.5 pounds, adopted...

Ancestry of “kati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaykatiA weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol,...
2Tamilகட்டிclod, lump, concretion; anything hardened, coagulated
3Tamilகட்டுto tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to...
4Proto-Dravidian*kaṭ-to tie
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- →Every word from Tamil கட்டு →Every word from Tamil கட்டி →