Where does “कूटनीतिज्ञ” come from?

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

कूटनीतिज्ञ (Hindi): diplomat, broker

Definitions

  1. diplomat, broker

Ancestry of “कूटनीतिज्ञ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकूटनीतिdiplomacy
2Hindiकूटfalse, untrue, deceitful, tricky, corrupt; a...
3Hindiकुटी—
4Tamilகுடிto drink
5Dravidiandra—
6Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Tamil குடி →