Where does “doti” come from?

doti (Swahili) comes from Hindi धोती, from Sanskrit घटी, from Sanskrit घट, from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH-.

doti (Swahili): a measure of cloth, about four yards in length

Definitions

  1. a measure of cloth, about four yards in length

Ancestry of “doti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiधोतीdhoti
2Sanskritघटीa pot
3Sanskritघटpot
4Sanskritग्रन्थ्to tie, fasten
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*grantH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH- →Every word from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ् →Every word from Sanskrit घट →