Where does “catre” come from?
catre (Spanish) comes from Portuguese catre, from Tamil கட்டில், from Tamil கட்டு, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ-.
catre (Spanish): cot; sack
Ancestry of “catre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | catre | cot |
| 2 | Tamil | கட்டில் | bed |
| 3 | Tamil | கட்டு | to tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *kaṭ- | — |