Where does “காட்டி” come from?

காட்டி (Tamil) comes from Tamil காட்டு, from Tamil காண், from Proto-Dravidian *kāṇ- — to see.

காட்டி (Tamil): exclusively in compounds pointer, person or thing that points; shows; reveals

Definitions

  1. exclusively in compounds pointer, person or thing that points; shows; reveals

Ancestry of “காட்டி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகாட்டுto show, exhibit
2Tamilகாண்to see, look, perceive, view, descry
3Proto-Dravidian*kāṇ-to see

Words derived from “காட்டி”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kāṇ- →Every word from Tamil காண் →Every word from Tamil காட்டு →