Where does “katil” come from?

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

katil (Malay): bed

Definitions

  1. bed

Ancestry of “katil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகட்டில்bed
2Tamilகட்டுto tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to...
3Proto-Dravidian*kaṭ-to tie

Words derived from “katil”

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