Where does “catre” come from?

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

catre (Spanish): cot; sack

Definitions

  1. cot; sack

Ancestry of “catre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecatrecot
2Tamilகட்டில்bed
3Tamilகட்டுto tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to...
4Proto-Dravidian*kaṭ-to tie

Words derived from “catre”

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