Where does “कूटनीति” come from?
कूटनीति (Hindi) comes from Hindi कूट, from Hindi कुटी, from Tamil குடி, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.
कूटनीति (Hindi): diplomacy
Ancestry of “कूटनीति”, step by step
कूटनीति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi कूट
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कूट | false, untrue, deceitful, tricky, corrupt; a... |
| 2 | Hindi | कुटी | — |
| 3 | Tamil | குடி | to drink |
| 4 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |
via Hindi नीति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | नीति | policy, political science; behaviour, conduct,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | नीति | leading, bringing, guidance; conduct, behaviour;... |
Words derived from “कूटनीति”