Where does “ஈடுகட்டு” come from?

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

ஈடுகட்டு (Tamil): to give as security

Definitions

  1. to give as security

Ancestry of “ஈடுகட்டு”, step by step

ஈடுகட்டு traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil கட்டு

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

via Tamil ஈடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஈடுequal, same
2Tamilஇடுto lay, place
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