Where does “katil” come from?

katil (Indonesian) comes from Malay katil, from Tamil கட்டில், from Tamil கட்டு, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- — to tie.

katil (Indonesian): bed

Definitions

  1. bed

Ancestry of “katil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykatilbed
2Tamilகட்டில்bed
3Tamilகட்டுto tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to...
4Proto-Dravidian*kaṭ-to tie
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- →Every word from Tamil கட்டு →Every word from Tamil கட்டில் →
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