Where does “katiri” come from?

katiri (Karao) comes from Spanish catre, from Portuguese catre, from Tamil கட்டில், from Tamil கட்டு, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- — to tie.

katiri (Karao): bed

Definitions

  1. bed

Ancestry of “katiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcatrecot; sack
2Portuguesecatrecot
3Tamilகட்டில்bed
4Tamilகட்டுto tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to...
5Proto-Dravidian*kaṭ-to tie
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- →Every word from Tamil கட்டு →Every word from Tamil கட்டில் →
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