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 *cīntuEvery word from Dravidian draEvery word from Tamil குடி