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Where does “कुटी” come from?

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

Ancestry of “कुटी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகுடி—
2Dravidiandra—
3Proto-Dravidian*cīntu—

Words derived from “कुटी”

  • कुटिया
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