Where does “காட்டேறி” come from?

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

காட்டேறி (Tamil): an evil spirit

Definitions

  1. an evil spirit

Ancestry of “காட்டேறி”, step by step

காட்டேறி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil காட்டு

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

via Tamil ஏறு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஏறுto go up, as the eyebrows, in anger
2Tamilஎறிto throw, to fling, to cast
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *kāṇ- →Every word from Tamil காண் →Every word from Tamil காட்டு →