Where does “கட்டை” come from?
கட்டை (Tamil) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit काष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
கட்டை (Tamil): firewood
Ancestry of “கட்டை”, step by step
கட்டை traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀞
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀞 | wood |
| 2 | Sanskrit | काष्ठ | wood, timber |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via Tamil கட்டு
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கட்டு | to tie, to bend, to fasten, to shackles; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | *kaṭ- | to tie |
Words derived from “கட்டை”