Where does “காத்திரு” come from?

காத்திரு (Tamil) comes from Tamil இரு, from Proto-Dravidian iru, from Proto-Dravidian *ir-aṇ-ṭu.

காத்திரு (Tamil): to wait, expect, look forward to, await

Definitions

  1. to wait, expect, look forward to, await

Ancestry of “காத்திரு”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஇருto be, exist, be present
2Proto-Dravidianirutwo
3Proto-Dravidian*ir-aṇ-ṭu—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *ir-aṇ-ṭu →Every word from Proto-Dravidian iru →Every word from Tamil இரு →