Where does “kati” come from?

kati (Malay) comes from Tamil கட்டி, from Tamil கட்டு, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- — to tie.

kati (Malay): A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol,...

Definitions

  1. A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol,...

Ancestry of “kati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகட்டிclod, lump, concretion; anything hardened, coagulated
2Tamilகட்டுto tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to...
3Proto-Dravidian*kaṭ-to tie

Words derived from “kati”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ- →Every word from Tamil கட்டு →Every word from Tamil கட்டி →
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