Where does “कुटी” come from?

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

Ancestry of “कुटी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுடிto drink
2Dravidiandra—
3Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “कुटी”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Tamil குடி →